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Definition of erg noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

erg

noun
 
/ɜːɡ/
 
/ɜːrɡ/
(physics)
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  1. a unit of work or energy
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek ergon ‘work’.
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