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Definition of Kilerg
1. n. A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.
Definition of Kilerg
1. a thousand ergs [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kilerg
Literary usage of Kilerg
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Materials of Engineering by Robert Henry Thurston (1884)
"The gramme-centimetre is rather less than the kilerg, being about 980 ergs.
For exact comparison, the value of g (the acceleration oa body falling in vacuo) ..."
2. A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases by Edwin James Houston (1903)
"... impulses of a mirror spot, or siphon, due to a momentary earth current or
discharge. kilerg.—One thousand ergs. Killing Wire.—(1) A method formerly ad- ..."
3. Physics: Advanced Course by George Frederick Barker (1893)
"... multiples of it by 1000, by 1 000 (tOO, by 10 000 000, and by 10 000 000 000
are in use. These larger units are called respectively a kilerg, ..."
4. Units and Physical Constants by Joseph David Everett (1886)
"... is rather less than the ergon-eight, being about 98 million ergs.
The gramme-centimetre is rather less than the kilerg, being about 980 ergs. ..."
5. Illustrations of the C.G.S. System of Units: With Tables of Physical Constants by Joseph David Everett (1891)
"... is rather less than the ergon-eight, being about 98 million ergs.
The gramme-centimetre is rather less than the kilerg, being about 980 ergs. ..."
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