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sthene

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. sthenenoun

    a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons

Wiktionary

  1. sthenenoun

    A kilonewton. Used with the tonne as the unit of mass.

  2. Etymology: From σθένος

Wikipedia

  1. Sthène

    The sthène (French: [stɛn]; symbol sn), sometimes spelled (or misspelled) sthéne or sthene (from Ancient Greek: σθένος, romanized: sthénos, lit. 'force'), is an obsolete unit of force or thrust in the metre–tonne–second system of units (mts) introduced in France in 1919. When proposed by the British Association in 1876, it was called the funal, but the name was changed by 1914. The mts system was abandoned in favour of the mks system and has now been superseded by the International System of Units.

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  1. sthene

    The sthene is a unit of measure for force in the metric system, used primarily in the field of engineering. It is equivalent to one kilonewton or 1000 newtons. However, it is largely obsolete and rarely used today, having been replaced by the newton in most contexts.

Wikidata

  1. Sthène

    The sthène, sometimes spelled sthéne or sthene, is an obsolete unit of force in the metre-tonne-second system of units introduced in France in 1919. The system was soon abandoned in favor of the mks system and has now been superseded by the Système International. It was also used to measure thrust. It is approximately 224 pounds force.²³

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sthene in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sthene in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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