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MKS SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- metre-kilogram-second system
1, record 1, English, metre%2Dkilogram%2Dsecond%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- MKS system 2, record 1, English, MKS%20system
correct
- MKS system of units 3, record 1, English, MKS%20system%20of%20units
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In 1889 the 1st CGPM [General Conference on Weights and Measures] sanctioned the international prototypes for the metre and the kilogram. Together with the astronomical second as the unit of time, these units constituted a three-dimensional mechanical unit system similar to the CGS [centimetre-gram-second] system, but with the base units metre, kilogram and second, known as the MKS system. 4, record 1, English, - metre%2Dkilogram%2Dsecond%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The International System of Units (SI) superseded the MKS system. 5, record 1, English, - metre%2Dkilogram%2Dsecond%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- M.K.S. system
- m.k.s. system
- meter-kilogram-second system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système MKS
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20MKS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système mètre-kilogramme-seconde 1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20m%C3%A8tre%2Dkilogramme%2Dseconde
correct, masculine noun
- système d'unités MKS 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27unit%C3%A9s%20MKS
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Après la signature de la Convention du Mètre le 20 mai 1875, qui créa le Bureau international des poids et mesures et établit le Comité international et la Conférence générale, on fabriqua de nouveaux prototypes internationaux du mètre et du kilogramme, approuvés en 1889 par la 1re CGPM [Conférence générale des poids et mesures]. Avec la seconde des astronomes comme unité de temps, ces unités constituaient un système d'unités mécaniques tridimensionnel similaire au système CGS [centimètre-gramme-seconde], mais dont les unités de base étaient le mètre, le kilogramme et la seconde (système MKS). 1, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20MKS
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Système international d'unités a remplacé le système MKS. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20MKS
Record 1, Key term(s)
- système M.K.S.
- système d'unités M.K.S.
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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