ERG

erg

(noun) a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology 1

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a force of one dyne applied through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10⁻⁷ joules.

Etymology 2

Noun

erg (plural ergs or areg)

(geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

Etymology 3

Shortening.

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

(rowing, slang) An ergometer.

Verb

erg (third-person singular simple present ergs, present participle erging, simple past and past participle erged)

(rowing, slang, transitive, intransitive) To use an ergometer.

Anagrams

• EGR, GER, GRE, Ger, Ger., Ger⁺⁶, Reg, ger, gre, reg

Noun

ERG (plural ERGs)

(chemistry) Initialism of electron-releasing group.

Synonyms

• EDG

Antonyms

• EWG

Proper noun

ERG (plural er-noun)

(UK, politics) Initialism of European Research Group. (a Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives)

Anagrams

• EGR, GER, GRE, Ger, Ger., Ger⁺⁶, Reg, ger, gre, reg

Source: Wiktionary

Erg, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physics)

Definition: The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a body one centimeter against a force of one dyne. One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000 ergs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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