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erg1 (ɜːɡ Pronunciation for erg1 ) 

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noun

  1. the cgs unit of work or energy. 1 erg is equivalent to 10–7 joule

Word Origin

C19: from Greek ergon work

erg2 (ɜːɡ Pronunciation for erg2 ) 

Definitions

noun

Word forms:   plural ergs, areg
  1. an area of shifting sand dunes in a desert, esp the Sahara

Word Origin

C19: from Arabic `irj

erg3 (ɜːɡ Pronunciation for erg3 ) 

Definitions

noun

  1. (informal) short for ergometer (sense 2)

Example Sentences Including 'erg'

He could easily have compromised an exercise in which every available erg of manpower had been drawn in, depleting duty-rosters county-wide.
Hilton, John Buxton Passion in the Peak

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