The suffix "-dyne" primarily signifies "power" or "force,"

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The suffix "-dyne" primarily signifies "power" or "force," originating from the Greek word "dýnamis" meaning "power, force". In some technical contexts, it can also relate to propulsion or motors. 

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• Origin:

  The suffix "-dyne" is derived from the Greek word "dýnamis," meaning "power" or "force". 
• General Meaning:

  It generally signifies "power" or "force". 
• Technical Applications:

  • Engineering: Wiktionary notes that it can be used in the names of certain types of motors and electrical circuits. 
  • Aviation: It can also relate to propeller-powered flight. 
• Example:

  The word "dyne" itself, which is a unit of force, is derived from this Greek root. A dyne is the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second. 

• Dyne - Wikipedia

  The dyne (symbol: dyn; from Ancient Greek δύναμις (dúnamis) 'power, force') is a derived unit of force specified in the centimetre...

  

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• -dyne - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

  Suffix. -dyne. (Engineering) Forms names of certain types of motors and electrical circuits. (Aviation) Relating to propeller-powe...

  

  Wiktionary, the free dictionary
• DYNE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

  : the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system equal to the force that would give a free mass of one gram an acceleratio...

  

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