Definition:Gal/Also known as

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Gal: Also known as

The gal is also known as the centimetre per second squared.

It is also seen referred to as the centimetre per second per second.

This logically arises as its definition as the acceleration that causes a change in velocity of $1$ centimetre per second over the course of $1$ second.