erg

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see also: ERG

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɜːɡ/
• (GA) IPA: /ɝɡ/

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

1. 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.

Translations

• Russian: эрг
• Spanish: ergio

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

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

Noun

erg (plural ergs)

1. (rowing, slang) An ergometer.

Verb

erg (ergs, present participle erging; past and past participle erged)

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

   I erg every morning.

   She erged a steady state piece.

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ERG

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Noun

erg (plural ergs)

1. (chemistry) Initialism of electron-releasing group

Synonyms

• EDG

Antonyms

• EWG

Proper noun

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

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