Well, there are of course the ubiquitous "cc" in many applications such the
cylinder displacement of small engines. I cannot imagine hearing motorcycle
enthusiasts referring to ml.
Stan J.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Hooper
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: 08 Mar 17, Monday 16:55
Subject: [USMA:40617] Re: Inappropriate use of centi-
On 2008 Mar 17 , at 12:57 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The centipoise and centisstokes are additional examples of use of the
prefix "centi" (in applications more specialized than the centiliter for wine).
But, Gene, I'm talking about SI units. Poise and Stokes are CGS units, not SI
units.
I continue to maintain that the prefix "centi-" is seldom used in SI except
in centimetres. This discussion has confirmed that I am right.
If we could get rid of centimeters we'd have virtually eliminated the
"centi-" prefix. It would be an archaic part of the metric system like "deci-",
"hecto-" and "deka-". Then we might succeed in getting rid of all four of them
and have just the nice round steps of 1000.
Regards,
Bill Hooper
Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA
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