MTS
English
Alternative forms
- (metre-tonne-second): mts, M.T.S., m.t.s., M-T-S, m-t-s, M.-T.-S., m.-t.-s.
Noun
MTS (uncountable)
- (standards, measurement) Abbreviation of metre-tonne-second.. A version of the metric system, that uses as its basis units, the metre (m), tonne (t), second (s), with other units derived from these base units.
- (television) Initialism of multichannel television sound. (a standard for encoding additional audio channels within an NTSC signal)
Synonyms
- (television): BTSC (Broadcast Television Systems Committee) (by synedoche of the technical committee which codified MTS audio)
Coordinate terms
(metre-tonne-second):
- S.I. (International System of Units)
- cgs (centimetre-gramme-second)
- MKS (metre-kilogramme-second)
Anagrams
- MST, Mst., SMT, STM, TMS, TMs