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centimetre-gram-second

centimetre-gram-second noun: 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.

Noun

centimetre-gram-second (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
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Synonyms of centimetre-gram-second

Forms of centimetre-gram-second

alternative UScentimeter-gram-second
alternative UKcentimetre-gramme-second

Origin of centimetre-gram-second

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

Words formed from centimetre-gram-second

Questions about centimetre-gram-second

What does centimetre-gram-second mean?
Centimetre-gram-second means 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.
What part of speech is centimetre-gram-second?
Centimetre-gram-second is a noun.

Words near centimetre-gram-second in the dictionary

  1. centimeter
  2. centimeter-gram-second
  3. centimeter-gramme-second
  4. centimeters
  5. centimetre
  6. centimetre-gram-second
  7. centimetre-gramme-second
  8. centimetres
  9. centimetric
  10. centimicron
  11. centimicrons

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