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centimetre-gram-second

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: sciences

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History

Etymology

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

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: senttimetri-gramma-sekunti -järjestelmä — system of units
  • Finnish: cgs-järjestelmä — system of units
  • Russian: сантиме́тр-грамм-секу́нда (santimétr-gramm-sekúnda) — system of units
  • Russian: СГС (SGS) — system of units