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EMU en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of English metric unit (“1/360,000-th of a centimetre, or, 1/914400-th of an inch”).
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism) Initialism of electric multiple unit.
    • The Government has thrown a lifeline to Alstom's Derby Works, with an offer of an order for ten Class 345 nine-car electric multiple units (EMUs) for the Elizabeth line - but only if the 'price is right'. 2024 May 1, Mel Holley, “Network News: Elizabeth line '345s' offer a lifeline for Derby Works”, in RAIL, number 1008, page 8:
  3. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of emu or e.m.u.; Initialism of electromagnetic unit.
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of engine management unit.
  5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of extravehicular mobility unit (“spacesuit”).
  6. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable) Initialism of economic and monetary union.

Forms

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EMUs Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

shipsuit · flight suit · EVA suit · pressure suit · EVA · IVA · IVA suit · space suit

Translations (2)

fr UEM (economic and monetary union) · de WWU (economic and monetary union)

Source: en.wiktionary, “EMU” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

EMU en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of European Monetary Union.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Eastern Mennonite University.