ALL meanings of centimeter-gram-second
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C c - adjective centimeter-gram-second designating or of a system of measurement in which the centimeter, gram, and second are the units of length, mass, and time, respectively 3
- adjective centimeter-gram-second of or relating to the system of units in which the centimeter, gram, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. Abbreviation: cgs. 1
- noun centimeter-gram-second (sciences) 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 centimeter, gram, and second. Abbreviated as cgs or CGS. 0