| Subject | German | English |
| gen. | CGS-Einheitensystem Zentimeter (cm), Gramm (g), Sekunde (s) | CGS-System of Units centimeter, gram, second |
| meas.inst. | CGS-System | centimetre-gramme second system |
| tech. | cgs-System | CGS system |
| astr. | CGS-System | centimetre-gram-second system |
| tech. | CGS-System | absolute system of units |