erg
/ɜːɡ//ɝɡ/
erg noun: a 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.
Noun (1)
erg (plural ergs)
- A 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.
Noun (2)
- A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
Noun (3)
erg (plural ergs)
- An ergometer.
Verb
erg (third-person singular simple present ergs, present participle erging, simple past and past participle erged)
- To use an ergometer.
- I erg every morning.
- She erged a steady state piece.
Noun (4) capitalized: ERG
ERG (plural ERGs)
Proper noun capitalized: ERG
ERG
- Initialism of European Research Group (“Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives”).
- John Major struggled endlessly with Eurosceptics he termed “bastards”, while May’s nemesis was the European Research Group, or ERG, the longstanding alliance of Brexit ultras.2022 January 8, Peter Walker, “ERG out, CRG in: the Tory factions Boris Johnson is struggling to appease”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
erg meaning in Arabic, Persian and Thai
erg in Arabic
- unit of work or energy
- إرج
erg in Persian
- unit of work or energy
- ارگ arg
erg in Thai
- unit of work or energy
- เออร์ก
Synonyms of erg
Antonyms
Forms of erg
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ergs |
| plural | areg |
| plural | ERGs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ergs |
| present participle | erging |
| past participle | erged |
| past | erged |
Origin of erg
From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.
From French erg, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).
Shortening.
Words formed from erg
Words that rhyme with erg
Questions about erg
- What does erg mean?
- Erg means a 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.
- What is erg in Arabic?
- Erg in Arabic is إرج. See Erg meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is erg?
- Erg can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce erg?
- Erg is pronounced /ɜːɡ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of erg?
- The plural of erg is ergs.
Words near erg in the dictionary
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