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    cg
    centigram; centigrams.
  • CG
    CG
    Commanding General.
  • c.g.
    c.g.
    abbreviation
    Captain of the Guard.
  • C.G.
    C.G.
    abbreviation
    Captain of the Guard.

cg

1 American  
  1. centigram; centigrams.


CG 2 American  
  1. Commanding General.

  2. Digital Technology. computer-generated.

  3. Digital Technology. CGI.


c.g. 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Captain of the Guard.

  2. center of gravity.

  3. Commanding General.

  4. Consul General.


C.G. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Captain of the Guard.

  2. center of gravity.

  3. Coast Guard.

  4. Commanding General.

  5. Consul General.


cg 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. centre of gravity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

symbol

  1. centigram

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
CG 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. captain general

  2. coastguard

  3. Coldstream Guards

  4. computer-generated

  5. consul general

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cg 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Republic of Congo

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cg Scientific  
  1. Abbreviation of centigram


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Additionally, since the cg of a person's body is above the pivots in the hips, displacements must be quickly controlled.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Note that her upper body's cg is directly above the pivot point in the hips, which in turn is directly above the base of support at her feet.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

In Figure 9.22, the cg of the pole held by the pole vaulter is 2.00 m from the left hand, and the hands are 0.700 m apart.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Like a pencil standing on its eraser, this person is in stable equilibrium in relation to sideways displacements, but relatively small displacements take his cg outside the base of support and make him unstable.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The combination cg, which frequently stands for gg, had probably the sound of dge in Modern English edge: ęcg, edge; sęcgan, to say; brycg, bridge.

From Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)

Carlyle Group CG 3.54%increase; up pointing triangle posted its highest distributable earnings in nearly four years as the buyout firm continued to have record capital at its disposal to invest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

CG Power recently traded at 901.95 rupees and GE Vernova T&D at 4,664.00 rupees.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

He is now a CG Supervisor for Sony Pictures Imageworks overseeing the creation and delivery of 3D computer-generated elements for films and TV shows.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Even in space, the CG isn’t razzle-dazzle busy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2025

Now CG consisting of 98,778 parts, of which CM contains 100,000, N is taken as 156,962.

From Treatise on Light by Huygens, Christiaan

But before the deletion, a Snapchat “friend” of C.G. took a screenshot of the post and showed it to her father, who evidently has an adolescent’s wisdom: He called the police.

From Washington Post Jul. 27, 2022

Riding a bike near the parking lot a few days later, Charles, who said his initials are C.G., reflected on the incident.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2022

In addition, the show desperately but ineffectually wants viewers to be interested in the undercover work of blond white cop C.G.

From The Verge Aug. 8, 2019

This is the term that the psychologist C.G.

From Salon Jul. 16, 2018

I have gathered many interesting facts from "Stage Coach and Mail," by Mr. C.G.

From The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time by Tombs, Robert Charles

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