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erg en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɜːɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɝɡ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon, “work”). Doublet of ergon and work.

Meanings

1. 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.

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Deriveds

microerg · megerg · megalerg · ergmeter · foe · kiloerg · megaerg · atomerg

Translations (21)

eo ergo (unit of work or energy) · ar إرج (unit of work or energy) · ca erg (unit of work or energy) · el έργιο (unit of work or energy) · mk ерг (unit of work or energy) · fr erg (unit of work or energy) · kk эрг (unit of work or energy) · fa ارگ (unit of work or energy) · he ארג (unit of work or energy) · es ergio (unit of work or energy) · th เออร์ก (unit of work or energy) · cmn 爾格 /尔格 (unit of work or energy) · gl erg (unit of work or energy) · gl erguio (unit of work or energy) · ja エルグ (unit of work or energy) · be эрг (unit of work or energy) · bg ерг (unit of work or energy) · gl ergo (unit of work or energy) · ka ერგი (unit of work or energy) · fi ergi (unit of work or energy) · ru эрг (unit of work or energy)

erg en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɜːɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɝɡ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From French erg, from Algerian Arabic, from Arabic عِرْق (ʕirq).

Meanings

1. A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

Forms

erg en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɜːɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɝɡ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

1. (slang) An ergometer.

Forms

erg en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɜːɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɝɡ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Shortening.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To use an ergometer.
   • I erg every morning.
   • She erged a steady state piece.
   • What I mean to sy is, the exercise is helping. Although I'm not sure how you erg properly at this stage, Pulling into the sternum would be problematic. 2022, Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry, page 187:

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