centimetre-gram-second
сантиметр-грамм-секунда, СГС
A system of units formerly used in physics, in which the basic units of length, mass…A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimetre, gram, and second.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimetre, gram, and second.
сантиме́тр-грамм-секу́ндаsantimétr-gramm-sekúnda, СГСSGS
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
system of units:
Origin
From centimetre + gram + second. From the basis units of this version of the metric systemFrom centimetre + gram + second. From the basis units of this version of the metric system.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsCGS
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable