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- noun sciences 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 respectivelycentimeter ,gram , andsecond . Abbreviated ascgs orCGS .
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An erg is the unit of energy and mechanical work in the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units, symbol "erg".
Erg 2009
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A dyne is the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system of measurement.
Chapter 8 1983
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Infoplease Dictionary says a Poise is, "a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter.
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[7] The Infoplease Dictionary says a Poise is, "a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter.
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[7] The Infoplease Dictionary says a Poise is, "a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter.
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