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emu

emu

1 9.9
A system of units for measuring electricity and magnetic fields based on centimeters and grams
  • noun
  • /ˈiːmjuː/
  • Archaic
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  • Instead of increasing intra-European harmony and global peace, the shift to EMU and the political integration that would follow it would be more likely to lead to increased conflicts within Europe and between Europe and the United States.

Examples

  • The Maastricht Treaty established the ECB and transferred all responsibility for monetary policy after the start of EMU from individual national central banks to the ECB.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Countless articles skeptical of the European Economic and Monetary Union begin by pointing out that EMU members can no longer reduce interest rates in response to domestic recession.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A critical feature of the EU in general and EMU in particular is that there is no legitimate way for a member to withdraw.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In the end, the EMU won't look the same, if it exists at all.

    Blog text (10)
  • In the beginning, there would be important disagreements among the EMU member countries about the goals and methods of monetary policy.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The 1992 Maastricht Treaty that created the EMU calls explicitly for the evolution to a future political union.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The most direct link between EMU and intra-European conflicts would be disagreement about the goals and methods of monetary policy.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In recent years, because of the Maastricht Treaty's requirements for entering EMU, most countries have resisted the temptation to use monetary policy to reduce unemployment and have followed the Bundesbank in keeping inflation rates below three percent.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The EMU is a critical component for measuring electrical currents in scientific research.

  • In our physics class, we learned how the EMU unit is used to convey electromagnetic properties.

Synonyms

electromagnetic unit
vsemu
  • Specialized
7.4

A unit used to measure electric or magnetic strength

is a CGS-based system of units and also an abbreviation for such a unit

Surface Forms

emu singular
emus plural

Etymology

Emu is a short form of electromagnetic unit, a name from an old system based on centimeters and grams for measuring electricity and magnetism. So when you see emu in physics it means a unit for electrical or magnetic quantities.