adjective
: of, relating to, or being a system of units based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the mean solar second as the unit of time — abbr. cgs
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a system of units based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of mass, and the mean solar second as the unit of time — abbr. cgs
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012