Associations to the word «Erg»

Wiktionary

ERG, noun. The unit of work or energy, being the amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of one centimeter. Equal to 10−7 joules.
ERG, noun. (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.
㋍, symbol. Erg

Dictionary definition

ERG, noun. A cgs unit of work or energy; the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats