[
UK
/ˈɜːɡ/
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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
How To Use erg In A Sentence
- You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
- Would reverse flow undergravel filtration be better?
- I am told that Ferguson has called me 'unsellable'. The Guardian World News
- A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
- Yes, the gearbox was a bit saggy and I was alarmed at how much pressure the brake pedal needed to do an emergency stop, but other than this, all was well.
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
- After putting its energy into the 2008 acquisition of Northwest Airlines, the Atlanta-based carrier plans to spend more than $2 billion through 2013 to lure travelers with new flat-bed seats, video on demand and upgraded facilities in hotly contested markets such as New York. Delta Refocuses
- It was in her role as a career-obsessed TV weathergirl in Gus Van Sant's 1995 satire ‘To Die For’ that Kidman started to win audiences over.
- Because wheat emerges so quickly, weeds must be killed before drilling using tillage or contact herbicides.