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kilodyne

kilodyne noun: a unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.

Noun

kilodyne (plural kilodynes)

  1. A unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.

Forms of kilodyne

pluralkilodynes

Origin of kilodyne

From kilo- + dyne.

Questions about kilodyne

What does kilodyne mean?
Kilodyne means a unit of force equal to one thousand dynes.
What part of speech is kilodyne?
Kilodyne is a noun.
What is the plural of kilodyne?
The plural of kilodyne is kilodynes.

Words near kilodyne in the dictionary

  1. kilodays
  2. kilodegree
  3. kilodegrees
  4. kilodisintegration
  5. kilodisintegrations
  6. kilodyne
  7. kilodynes
  8. kiloelectronvolt
  9. kiloelectronvolts
  10. kiloerg
  11. kiloergs

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