Axis

Surface tension

dyne per centimetredyn/cm

The CGS unit of surface tension; water is about 72 dyn/cm.

Dimension
M/T⁻²
Canonical signature
M*T^-2
System
metric historical
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
This unit defines its own base.
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
dyn/cm, erg/cm², dynes per centimetre

Same dimension

Related units

newton per metresiN/mpound per inchimperial uslbf/innewton per millimetresiN/mmjoule per square metresiJ/m²quettanewton per metresiQN/mronnanewton per metresiRN/myottanewton per metresiYN/mzettanewton per metresiZN/m

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

This unit defines its own dimension.