STHENE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A unit of force equal to 1000 newtons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("sthene" is a kind of...):

force unit (a unit of measurement of physical force)

Meronyms (parts of "sthene"):

N; newton (a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes)

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