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cgs

/siː dʒiː ɛs/

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noun

Acronyme de Navire du gouvernement canadien

Initialism of Canadian Government Ship.

Examples :

"The aging CGS Acadia is a historic vessel now preserved as a museum, showcasing Canada's maritime history. "

Le CGS Acadia, vieillissant, est un navire historique désormais conservé comme musée, présentant l'histoire maritime du Canada.

government nautical

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noun

Système CGS

A system of units formerly used in physics (now replaced by the SI system), in which the basic units of length, mass and time were respectively centimeter, gram, and second.

Examples :

"My grandfather, a retired physicist, still prefers to use cgs units when calculating magnetic fields, even though the SI system is now standard. "

Mon grand-père, un physicien à la retraite, préfère encore utiliser le système CGS pour calculer les champs magnétiques, même si le système SI est désormais la norme.

physics unit system science