erg
/ɜːɡ/ · noun
Meaning
- The 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.
- A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
- An ergometer.
- To use an ergometer.
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