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Initialism of European Research Group (“Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: government, politics
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, geology, geomorphology, natural-sciences
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noun
An ergometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
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noun
Initialism of electron-releasing group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Initialism of employee resource group.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: business
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noun
Initialism of electroretinogram.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
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verb
To use an ergometer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, slang, transitive
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, rowing, sports
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noun
a cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: work unit, heat unit, energy unit
History
From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.
From French erg, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).
Shortening.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
