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Dune vs Dyne - What's the difference?

dune | dyne |

As nouns the difference between dune and dyne

is that dune is a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind while dyne is a unit of force in the CGS system that is equal to the force which generates a velocity of one centimeter per second acting on one gram for one second. Symbol: dyn.

As a proper noun Düne

is an island close to {{l/en|Heligoland}.

dune

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.

    • Synonyms

    * sand dune, sand-dune

    Antonyms

    * dyke, dike

    Derived terms

    * dunesand

    Related terms

    * duned

    See also

    * thick, German dick cf. dyke (dike) * thin, German cf. dune (down)-->

    Anagrams

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    dyne

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A unit of force in the CGS system that is equal to the force which generates a velocity of one centimeter per second acting on one gram for one second. Symbol: dyn.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    External links

    * (wikipedia "dyne")

    References

    * “ dyne]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989

    Anagrams

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