metre-kilogram-second
nounEtymology From metre + kilogram + second. From the base units of this version of the metric system.
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A system of units used in physics and other sciences, often abbreviated as mks. It is the basis of the SI system of international units.
- Synonyms
- mks, MKS
- Derived terms
- mks, MKS
- Related terms
- centimetre-gram-second, metre-tonne-second
- Hypernyms
- metric system
- Coordinate terms
- SI, cgs, MTS