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centimeter-gram-second

cen·ti·me·ter-gram-sec·ond


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to old metric measurement system: relating to or using a measurement system that has the centimeter as the basic unit for length, the gram for mass, and the second for time. In scientific contexts the centimeter-gram-second system has been largely replaced by the SI system.

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