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| erg [ urg ] (plural ergs) |
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unit for measuring energy: the centimeter-gram-second unit of energy or work equal to the work done by a force of one dyne acting through a distance of one centimeter. 1 erg is equivalent to 10-7 joule.
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| [Late 19th century. < Greek ergon "work"] |
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