Cgpm is an English word of 4 letters. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Cgpm in a sentence
Cgpm meaning
Initialism of General Conference on Weights and Measures (French abbreviation).
Using Cgpm
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of General Conference on Weights and Measures (French abbreviation).
- In the example corpus, cgpm often appears in combinations such as: the cgpm, cgpm in, measures cgpm.
Context around Cgpm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cgpm
- In this selection, "cgpm" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, measures, 21st, 9th, 1999 and acts stand out and add context to how "cgpm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and measures cgpm in 2014 and and measures cgpm it was. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cgpm" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cgpm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Associate members have observer status at the CGPM. (8 words)
The CGPM acts on behalf of the governments of its members. (11 words)
They appear frequently in the literature, but their continued use is discouraged by the CGPM. (15 words)
Initially it was only concerned with the units of mass and length but, in 1921, at the 6th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), it was revised and its mandate extended to cover all physical measurements. (40 words)
Pressures are recorded in " millimetres of mercury " – a non-SI unit *The 21st CGPM (1999) added the katal (symbol kat) for catalytic activity to the list of named derived units. (30 words)
The Convention created three main international organizations : *The CGPM (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) – a meeting every four to six years of delegates from all member states. (28 words)
Example sentences (13)
Associate members have observer status at the CGPM.
At the first meeting of the CGPM in 1889 bar No. 6 and cylinder No. X were chosen by lot as the international prototypes.
In 1960, at the 11th meetings of the CGPM, the system of units it had established was overhauled and relaunched as the " International System of Units " (SI).
Initially it was only concerned with the units of mass and length but, in 1921, at the 6th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM), it was revised and its mandate extended to cover all physical measurements.
It was adopted by the CGPM (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) in 1960, officially replacing the previous name, " cycles per second " (cps).
Pressures are recorded in " millimetres of mercury " – a non-SI unit *The 21st CGPM (1999) added the katal (symbol kat) for catalytic activity to the list of named derived units.
The CGPM acts on behalf of the governments of its members.
The CGPM has defined the metre in terms of the speed of light, so the speed of light has an exact value.
The Convention created three main international organizations : *The CGPM (Conférence générale des poids et mesures) – a meeting every four to six years of delegates from all member states.
The new definition was discussed at the 25th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) in 2014 but for the time being was not adopted.
They appear frequently in the literature, but their continued use is discouraged by the CGPM.
This, in combination with Resolution 3 of the 9th CGPM, had the effect of defining absolute zero as being precisely zero kelvin and −273.15 °C.
To further facilitate reproducibility from lab to lab, the 17th CGPM also made the iodine-stabilised helium–neon laser "a recommended radiation" for realising the metre.
Common combinations with cgpm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the cgpm 11×
- cgpm in 2×
- measures cgpm 2×
- cgpm conférence 2×
- th cgpm 2×