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Dictionary entry overview: What does cgs mean?
• CGS (noun)
The noun CGS has 1 sense:
1. system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
Familiarity information: CGS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
System of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
cgs; cgs system
Hypernyms ("cgs" is a kind of...):
metric system (a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second)
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