Engineering Units

noun a unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one dyne when its point of application moves one centimeter in the direction of action of the force

• The ERG analysis showed a significant increase in efficiency.
• I heard the ERG results were really good.
• Did you check out the ERG data yet?
• His leadership style is like the ERG of the team, providing the necessary energy and direction.

noun a unit of length in the metric system equal to ten meters

• The construction project required precise measurements, including the use of a decametre for accurate lengths.
• I had to bust out the decametre to measure how long the room was for the new furniture.
• I snagged a decametre from the toolbox to check the size of the backyard for the party.
• Her love for gardening was so immense that she could measure it in decametres.

noun a unit of current equal to ten amperes

• The abampere is a unit of electric current in the CGS system of units.
• I have no idea what an abampere is, do you?
• Don't worry about the abampere stuff, it's too complicated.
• Her energy was like an abampere, flowing effortlessly through the room.

noun a unit of electric charge in the centimeter-gram-second system of units, equal to ten coulombs.

• The unit of electric charge, abcoulomb, is defined as the charge transferred by a constant current of one abampere in one second.
• I have no idea what an abcoulomb is, it sounds like something from a sci-fi movie.
• My phone battery is so low, it probably only has a few abcoulombs left.
• Her kindness towards others seems to radiate with the energy of a million abcoulombs.