HyperDic: emu

English > 2 senses of the word *emu*:
NOUN	quantity	emu, electromagnetic unit	any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
NOUN	animal	emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae	large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller

emu > pronunciation
Sounds	iy'myuw.
Rhymes	anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw...

English > *emu*: 2 senses > noun 1, quantity
Meaning	Any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism.
Synonym	electromagnetic unit
Narrower	capacitance unit	A measure of the capacity of a circuit component to store charge
	charge unit, quantity unit	A measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows)
	conductance unit	A measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical charge
	current unit	A measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time
	elastance unit	The reciprocal of capacitance
	field strength unit	An electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity
	flux density unit	A measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area
	inductance unit	A measure of the property of an electric circuit by which an electromotive force is induced in it
	light unit	A measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
	magnetomotive force unit	A unit of measurement of magnetomotive force
	potential unit	A measure of the potential energy of a unit charge at a given point in a circuit relative to a reference point (ground)
	power unit	A measure of electric power
	radioactivity unit	A measure of radioactivity
	resistance unit	The reciprocal of conductance
Broader	unit of measurement, unit	Any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Spanish	unidad electromagnética
Catalan	unitat electromagnètica

English > *emu*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller.
Synonyms	Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
Member of	Dromaius, genus Dromaius	A genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
Broader	ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird	Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment / attachment of flight muscles
Spanish	emú
Catalan	emú

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