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EMU
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EMU
abbr.
1. also emu electromagnetic unit
2. European Monetary Union

e·mu  (my)
n.
A large, flightless Australian bird (Dromiceius novaehollandiae) related to and resembling the ostrich and the cassowary.

[Portuguese ema, rhea.]

emu
Noun
a large Australian long-legged bird that cannot fly [Portuguese ema ostrich]

EMU
1. European Monetary Union
2. Economic and Monetary Union

EMU
Abbreviation of electromagnetic unit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.emu - any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism
unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume"
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
2.EMUemu - large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
flightless bird, ratite, ratite bird - flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
Dromaius, genus Dromaius - a genus of birds in the order Casuariiformes
Translations
EMU n abbr (= Economic and Monetary Union) → UME f

EMU n abbr (= European Monetary Union) → UME f

EMU n abbr (= Economic and Monetary Union) → EWU f
emu [ˈiːmjuː] nEmu m

EMU n abbr (= European Monetary Union) → Unità f monetaria europea (= economic and monetary union) → UEM f

emu
n emu [ˈiːmjuː]
a type of Australian bird which cannot fly. emoe طائِر أسْترالي لا يَطير ему emu emu der Emu εμού (στρουθοκάμηλος Αυστραλίας) emú emu ایمو emu émeu אֶמוּ एक तरह की आस्ट्रेलियाई चिड़िया जो उड़ नहीं सकती है emu, australski kazuar emu (madár) burung emu emúi emù エミュー 에뮤 emu emu burung emu emoe emu emu avestruz emu эму emu emu emu emu นกอีมู emu 鴯鶓(一種澳大利亞的不能飛的鳥) ему آسٹریلیا کا ایک بے پرواز پرندہ đà điểu Úc, 鸸鹋(不能


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