Defn: An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. — applied to a system of units much empoyed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time.
C. G. S. C. G. S.
Defn: An abbreviation for Centimeter, Gram, Second. — applied to a system of units much employed in physical science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the unit of time.
C. G. T. C. G. T.
Defn: An abbreviation for Confédération Générale du Travail (the
French syndicalist labor union).
CHA
Cha (chä), n. [Chin. ch"a.] [Also chaa, chais, tsia, etc.]
Defn: Tea; — the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.
A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages (1598).
CHAB
Chab, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The red-bellied wood pecker (Melanerpes Carolinus).