EMU
abbr.
1. also emu electromagnetic unit
2. European Monetary Union
e·mu
(ē′myo͞o)n.
A large, flightless Australian bird (Dromaius novaehollandiae) that has shaggy brown plumage and is raised for its meat, oil, and leather.
[Portuguese ema, rhea.]
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emu
(ˈiːmjuː)n
(Animals) a large Australian flightless bird, Dromaius novaehollandiae, similar to the ostrich but with three-toed feet and grey or brown plumage: order Casuariiformes. See also ratite
[C17: changed from Portuguese ema ostrich, from Arabic Na-`amah ostrich]
EMU
abbreviation for
1. (Economics) European Monetary Union
2. (Economics) Economic and Monetary Union
3. (General Physics) See e.m.u.
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e•mu
(ˈi myu)n., pl. e•mus.
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Dromaius (Dromiceius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich.
[1605–15; ultimately < Portuguese ema cassowary]
EMU
1.
Also, emu.
electromagnetic unit. 2. European Monetary Union.
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e·mu
(ē′myo͞o) A large, flightless Australian bird related to and resembling the ostrich but smaller in size.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | 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. |  emu - large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smallerflightless 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 |
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Translations
طائِر أسْترالي لا يَطير
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emu
(ˈiːmjuː) noun a type of Australian bird which cannot fly.
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