the cgs unit of work or energy. 1 erg is equivalent to 10–7 joule
Word origin
C19: from Greek ergon work
erg in British English2
(ɜːɡ)
nounWord forms: pluralergs or areg
an area of shifting sand dunes in a desert, esp the Sahara
Word origin
C19: from Arabic `irj
erg in British English3
(ɜːɡ)
noun
informal short for ergometer (sense 2)
erg in American English1
(ɜrg)
noun
the basic unit of energy or work in the CGS system, equal to the amount of work done by a forceof one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter (10-7 joule)
Word origin
< Gr ergon, work
erg in American English2
(ɜrg)
noun
a vast desert area of deep, rolling sand dunes
Examples of 'erg' in a sentence
erg
He could easily have compromised an exercise in which every available erg of manpower had been drawn in, depleting duty-rosters county-wide.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK (1993)
That dumped every last erg of lift remaining in the F- I I I G, and it sank tailfirst almost straight down.