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meter-kilogram-second system

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noun

  1. a system of measurement on which the International System of Units is based, and which uses the meter as the basic unit of length, the kilogram as the basic unit of mass, and the second as the basic unit of time.

meter-kilogram-second system Scientific  

  1. A system of measurement in which the basic units of length, mass, and time are the meter, the kilogram, and the second. It is used in the United States chiefly in mechanics.

  2. Also called mks system

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