meter-kilogram-second system
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meter-kilogram-second — [mēt′ər kil′ə gram΄sek′ənd] adj. designating or of a system of measurement in which the meter, kilogram, and second are used as the units of length, mass, and time, respectively: abbrev. MKS: see the table of weights and measures in the Reference … English World dictionary
meter-kilogram-second-ampere — /mee teuhr kil euh gram sek euhnd am pear, am pear /, adj. of or pertaining to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram, second, and ampere are the principal units of length, mass, time, and electric current. Abbr.: mksa, MKSA [1935 40] * … Universalium
meter-kilogram-second-ampere — /mee teuhr kil euh gram sek euhnd am pear, am pear /, adj. of or pertaining to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram, second, and ampere are the principal units of length, mass, time, and electric current. Abbr.: mksa, MKSA [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
meter-kilogram-second — adjective Date: 1888 of, relating to, or being a system of units using the meter, kilogram, and second as its base units abbreviation mks … New Collegiate Dictionary
meter-kilogram-second — /mee teuhr kil euh gram sek euhnd/, adj. of or pertaining to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. Abbr.: mks, MKS [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
meter-kilogram-second — me′ter kil′ogram sec′ond adj. phs of or pertaining to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time Abbr.: mks MKS • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
meter-kilogram-second — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : of, relating to, or being a system of units based on the meter as the unit of length, the kilogram as the unit of mass, and the mean solar second as the unit of time abbr. mks … Useful english dictionary
meter-kilogram-second — noun A system of units used in Physics and other sciences, often abbreviated as the mks. It is the basis of the SI system of international units. See Also: cgs, centimeter gram second … Wiktionary
Centimetre–gram–second system of units — CGS redirects here. For other uses, see CGS (disambiguation). The centimetre–gram–second system (abbreviated CGS or cgs) is a metric system of physical units based on centimetre as the unit of length, gram as a unit of mass, and second as a unit… … Wikipedia
system — 1. [TA] A consistent and complex whole made up of correlated and semiindependent parts. A complex of functionally related anatomic structures. 2. The entire organism seen as a complex organization of parts. 3. Any complex of structures… … Medical dictionary
