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C.G.S. SYSTEM [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

An absolute system of metric units in which the centimeter, gram mass, and the second are the basic units.

Key term(s)
  • CGS
  • C.G.S.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Système d'unités physiques, adopté par le congrès des électriciens en 1881, et dans lequel les trois unités fondamentales sont le centimètre (longueur), le gramme (masse) et la seconde (temps).

Key term(s)
  • CGS
  • C.G.S.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Sistema de medidas que tiene por unidades fundamentales el centímetro, el gramo y el segundo.

Key term(s)
  • sistema cgs
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