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erg
1[ urg ]
noun
- the centimeter-gram-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one dyne when its point of application moves through a distance of one centimeter in the direction of the force; 10− 7 joule.
erg
2[ erg ]
noun
- a vast area covered with sand and shifting dunes, as parts of the Sahara Desert.
ERG
3abbreviation for
erg
2/ ɜːɡ /
noun
- an area of shifting sand dunes in a desert, esp the Sahara
erg
3/ ɜːɡ /
noun
- the cgs unit of work or energy. 1 erg is equivalent to 10 –7joule
erg
1/ ûrg /
- The unit of energy or work in the centimeter-gram-second system, equal to the force of one dyne over a distance of one centimeter. This unit has been mostly replaced by the joule.
erg
2/ ûrg /
- An extensive area of desert covered with shifting sand dunes.
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Example Sentences
Cu scrt Porcia Nn est inquit hc temerrium14 factum meum, sed in tl stat nostr me25 erg t amris certissimum indicium.
Back ercross I goes erg'in, an' ther pork keeps right on my trail.
The unit of work is that which is required to overcome a resistance of a dyne over a centimetre, and is called an Erg.
Our horses were brought to the door, and we rode, accompanied by our guard and an interpreter, to the Erg Palace.
Accordingly, I gathered myself together, mounted my horse, and rode slowly to the Erg Palace.
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