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gram weight — or gram force (gf) a unit of weight equal to the force exerted on a mass of one gram by gravity at the Earth s surface: approximately 980.665 dynes, 9.806 65 millinewtons, or about 0.002 2045 pounds of force in the English system. This unit … Dictionary of units of measurement
gram — gram1 /gram/, n. a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbr.: g Also, esp. Brit., gramme. [1790 1800; < F gramme < LL gramma a small weight < Gk grámma something drawn, a small weight] gram2 … Universalium
Gram — /grahm/, n. (in the Volsunga Saga) the sword of Sigmund, broken by Odin, repaired by Regin, and used again by Sigurd in killing Fafnir. Cf. Balmung. [ < ON Gramr lit., angry, evil] * * * Unit of mass or weight used especially in the centimetre… … Universalium
Gram (épée) — Dans la mythologie nordique, Gram (du norrois Gramr: courroucé , hostile [1]) Balmung, ou parfois Adelring (en allemand anneau de noblesse , ou en norrois noble épée [2]), est le nom d une épée légendaire. Celle ci est également présente dans des … Wikipédia en Français
Force — For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). See also: Forcing (disambiguation) Forces are also described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate … Wikipedia
force — (for s ) s. f. 1° Propriété qui fait que le corps d un homme ou d un animal a une grande puissance d action. 2° La force de l âge. 3° Puissance, supériorité. 4° Se dit des États, que l on compare à un corps vivant. 5° Ce qui rend une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
force — Synonyms and related words: Niagara, abuse, actuate, acuteness, administer, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, affective meaning, aggression, aggressiveness, ambitiousness, amount, amperage, amplitude, animality, animate, apply, arm, armed… … Moby Thesaurus
gram-centimeter — ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a unit of torque equal to that of a gram weight acting on a lever arm one centimeter long 2. : a unit of work in the cgs system equal to the work done in raising a weight of one gram against the force of gravity… … Useful english dictionary
Kilogram-force — A kilogram force (kgf or kgF), or kilopond (kp, from latin pondus meaning weight), is a gravitational metric unit of force. It is equal to the magnitude of the force exerted by one kilogram of mass in a 9.80665 m/s2 gravitational field… … Wikipedia
Centimetre–gram–second system of units — CGS redirects here. For other uses, see CGS (disambiguation). The centimetre–gram–second system (abbreviated CGS or cgs) is a metric system of physical units based on centimetre as the unit of length, gram as a unit of mass, and second as a unit… … Wikipedia
