noun
- plural of erg: units of energy or work in the centimeter-gram-second system
- plural of erg: large areas of sand dunes in a desert
Usage: physics; scientific
Usage: geography
Examples
- The physicist calculated the energy output in ergs.
- One joule equals ten million ergs.
- The experiment measured forces in dynes and energy in ergs.
- The Sahara contains several massive ergs.
- Wind patterns shape the ergs of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Satellite images revealed the boundaries of the desert ergs.