Absolute Unit : Electrical unit (e. g. of current, pressure, etc) which is based on the centimeter-gramme-second system. A practical unit (e. g. ampere, volt, etc. is a multiple of the absolute unit. Superseded by the Sl system
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}