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Meaning of Erg | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
ɜːɡ

Definitions

  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.
  2. A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
  3. An ergometer.
    slang
  4. Initialism of electron-releasing group.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  5. Initialism of European Research Group (“Eurosceptic/pro-Brexit publicly funded political activist group subdivision of the UK Conservatives”).
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  6. Initialism of employee resource group.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  7. Initialism of electroretinogram.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

العربية إرج الإرج عرق
Català erg
Español ergio
فارسی ارگ
Suomi ergi
Français erg
Galego ergo
עברית ארג
Italiano erg
日本語 エルク
Polski erg
Русский эрг

Examples

“John Major struggled endlessly with Eurosceptics he termed “bastards”, while May’s nemesis was the European Research Group, or ERG, the longstanding alliance of Brexit ultras.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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