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A constellation or asterism from Australian aborigine cultures, a dark constellation pattern formed by an arrangement of dark nebulae in the sky, blotting out background stars, appearing akin to the emu (giant bird of Australia).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A locality in the Shire of Loddon, Shire of Central Goldfields and the Shire of Northern Grampians, north western Victoria, Australia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Initialism of European Monetary Union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
Initialism of Eastern Mennonite University.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
A large flightless bird native to Australia, Dromaius novaehollandiae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A cassowary (genus Casuarius).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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Synonyms: EMU
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noun
Clipping of emulator.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
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noun
Initialism of English metric unit (“1/360,000-th of a centimetre, or, 1/914400-th of an inch”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of electric multiple unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
Alternative form of emu or e.m.u.; Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
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noun
Initialism of engine management unit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: automotive, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, transport, vehicles
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noun
Initialism of extravehicular mobility unit (“spacesuit”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of economic and monetary union.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird
noun
any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: electromagnetic unit
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unit of measurement, unit
Narrower terms: capacitance unit, charge unit, quantity unit, conductance unit, current unit, elastance unit, field strength unit, flux density unit, inductance unit, light unit, magnetomotive force unit, potential unit, power unit, radioactivity unit, resistance unit
History
From emu (“ratite”). Calque of Australian aboriginal languages name of the sky pattern, named after the giant bird of Australia, for which it appears akin to.
Probably from Portuguese ema (“(originally) cassowary; giant rhea; (now) ostrich”).
From e(lectro)m(agnetic) u(nit).
From emu(lator).
Across languages
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
