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The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.

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  1. n. The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
  2. n. a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram
  3. The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
  4. The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second)system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on a gramfor a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second.
  5. n. a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 cm/sec/sec to a mass of 1 gram