Definition/Meaning of emu

• English - Noun: emu ( plural emus ) A large flightless bird native to Australia , Dromaius novaehollandiae . Translations
• English - Abbreviation: emu electromagnetic unit . 1943 , Henry Augustus Perkins , College Physics , p . 530: A bar magnet NS has poles of strength 144 emu , 5 cm apart . 1959 , American Geological Institute , Geoscience Abstracts , p . 38: The average intensity is 80 X 10"5 emu /cm3. 1974 , William Berkson, Fields of Force: The Development of a World View from Faraday to Einstein , p . 168: The amount of charge named…
• English - Alternative forms: emeu (obsolete)
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈiːmjuː/
• English - Etymology: Probably from Portuguese ema ( “ ostrich ” ), perhaps from Arabic .