Centimeter definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary CENTIMETER, n. In French measure, the hundredth part of a meter ... of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1801 — see metric system table Webster's 1913 Dictionary Centimeter Cen"ti*me`ter, Centimetre Cen"ti*me`tre, n ...
centimeter-gram-second definitions Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1875 of ... to, or being a system of units based on the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit ...
... of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second 2: a state of being balanced in a ... Poiseuille died 1869 French physician and anatomist Date: 1913 a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity equal to the viscosity of ... force of one dyne to impart to a one-square-centimeter area of an arbitrary layer of the fluid a velocity of one centimeter per second relative to another layer separated from the ...
... force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: Greek ergon work — more at work Date: 1873 a centimeter-gram-second unit of work equal to the work done ... force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter and equivalent to 10-7 joule Oxford Reference Dictionary 1 ... done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is ...
... of length equal to one hundredth of a meter [syn: centimeter, centimetre, cm] Oxford Reference Dictionary n. (US centimeter) a metric unit of length, equal to one-hundredth of ... and time. Usage: Abbr.: cgs system. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Centimeter Cen"ti*me`ter, Centimetre Cen"ti*me`tre, n ... Meter. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (centimetres) Note: in AM, use 'centimeter' A centimetre is a unit of length in the metric ...
... standard strength; specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question as the ... contain 107.7 mgr. of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Solution So*lu"tion (s[-o ... standard strength; specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question as the ... contain 107.7 mgr. of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Mechanical Me*chan"ic*al, a ...
... dynamis Date: circa 1873 the unit of force in the centimeter-gram-second system equal to the force that would give ... a free mass of one gram an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second Oxford Reference Dictionary n. Physics a ... Physics) The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second) system of physical units; that is, the force ... a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per second. Moby Thesaurus atomerg, calorie, carat, centigram, decagram, decigram ...
... of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter 2: German mathematician who developed the theory of numbers and ... gauss; also gausses) Etymology: Karl F. Gauss Date: 1882 the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic flux density that is equal ... to a field of one line of force per square centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at Paris in ...
... of a quantity of distilled water equal to a cubic centimeter, or 18 grains French, or du poids de marc, equal ... kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density — see metric system table ... equivalent to the weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum density. It is equal ...
... to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss [syn: maxwell, Mx ... Webster's noun Etymology: James Clerk Maxwell Date: 1900 the centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux per square centimeter of normal cross section in a region where the magnetic ...
... diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter [syn: lambert, L] 2: English composer and conductor (1905-1951 ... H. Lambert died 1777 German physicist & philosopher Date: 1915 the centimeter-gram-second unit of brightness equal to the brightness of ... diffusing surface that radiates or reflects one lumen per square centimeter Merriam Webster's biographical name John 1619-1683 English general ...
... standard strength; specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question as the ... contain 107.7 mgr. of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Continuity Con`ti*nu"i*ty ...
... standard strength; specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question as the ... contain 107.7 mgr. of silver nitrate in each cubic centimeter.