Complete Definition of "erg"

English

wikipedia|Erg (disambiguation)

Pronunciation
IPA|/�:g/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ɡ|-��(r)ɡ

Etymology 1
From Greek ��γον �work�.

Noun
en-noun

  1. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter.

Translations
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trans-top|unit of work or energy
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Japanese: t|ja|scJpan|���|trerugu
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Etymology 2
From French erg#French|erg, from Maghrebi Arabic ARchar|عرگ (�erg), corresponding to Standard Arabic ARchar|عر� (�irq).

Noun
en-noun|areg

  1. a large desert region of sand dunes, especially in the Sahara

Dutch

Adjective
erg (alternate form: erge, comparative: erger, ergere, superlative: ergst, ergste)

  1. serious, considerable
  2. awful, terrible

Adverb
erg

  1. very

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