centimetre-gram-second

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centimetre-gram-second

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From centimetre + gram + second. From the basis units of this version of the metric system.

noun centimeter-gram-second · centimetre-gramme-second

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.
Similar: CGS, cgs

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noun system of units

Русский	сантиме́тр-грамм-секу́нда santimétr-gramm-sekúnda, СГС SGS

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@misc{centimetre_gram_second_2026,
  title = {centimetre-gram-second},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centimetre-gram-second},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}