Definition of "erg" [erg]

• The centimeter-gram-second unit of energy or work equal to the work done by a force of one dyne acting over a distance of one centimeter. (noun)

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• ""Work" is the Greek word erg, with which Paul urges us to make an event of our faith."
• "The name erg is derived from the Greek word ergon meaning "work"."
• "And you’re off like a shot, using that last bit of energy, the last erg from the gels and bars and the glycogen your muscles have saved."