- 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
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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 — or chiefly Brit metre kilogram second also metre kilogramme second adj MKS … Medical 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 — /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
meter-kilogram-second system — (MKS) a system of measurements in which the units are based on the meter as the unit of length, the kilogram as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time … Medical dictionary
metre-kilogram-second — also metre kilogramme second var of METER KILOGRAM SECOND … Medical dictionary
