centimeter-gram-second

adjective

cen·​ti·​me·​ter-gram-sec·​ond ˈsen-tə-ˌmē-tər-ˈgram-ˈse-kənd 

: of, relating to, or being a system of units based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time

—abbreviation cgs

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

centimeter-gram-second

adjective

: of, relating to, or being a system of units based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time

—abbreviation cgs

Medical Definition

centimeter-gram-second

adjective

variants or chiefly British centimetre-gram-second also centimetre-gramme-second

: cgs