Metre-kilogram-second

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Noun
  1. 1
    A system of units used in physics and other sciences, often abbreviated as mks. It is the basis of the SI system of international units. uncountable

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mks

Etymology

From metre + kilogram + second. From the base units of this version of the metric system.

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