CGS

See also: cgs

English

Alternative forms

  • cgs (centimetre-gram-second)

Noun

CGS (countable and uncountable)

  2. (physics) Initialism of centimetre-gram-second: a system of measurement taking these as its fundamental units, now replaced by the SI system.
    Alternative form: cgs
    Coordinate terms: SI, mks, MKS
  3. Initialism of Canadian Government Ship.
  4. (cultural anthropology) Initialism of cultural group selection.
  5. Initialism of contiguous gene syndrome.

Coordinate terms

  • (centimetre-gram-second): mks
  • (Canadian Government Ship): DGS

See also

  • (centimetre-gram-second): SI
  • (Canadian Government Ship): HMCS, CCGS

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