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Erg vs Megalerg - What's the difference?

erg | megalerg |

As nouns the difference between erg and megalerg

is that erg is 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 while megalerg is a unit of one million ergs.

erg

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en 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.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (geomorphology) A large desert region of sand dunes with little or no vegetation, especially in the Sahara.

    • Anagrams

    * English three-letter words ----

    megalerg

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A unit of one million ergs.
    • (Webster 1913)