emu

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Proper noun

1. A {{l|en|constellation}} or {{l|en|asterism}} from Australian aborigine cultures, a {{l|en|dark constellation}} pattern formed by an arrangement of {{l|en|dark nebula}}e in the sky, blotting out background stars, appearing akin to the {{l|en|emu}} {{gl|giant bird of Australia}}.
2. {{place|en|locality|shire:Pref/Loddon|shire:Pref/Central Goldfields|and the|shire:Pref/Northern Grampians|north western|s/Victoria|c/Australia}}

Noun

1. {{lb|en|computing}} {{init of|en|English metric unit|gloss=1/360,000-th of a centimetre, or, 1/914400-th of an inch}}.
2. {{lb|en|rail|countable}} {{init of|en||[[electric multiple unit]]}}.
3. {{lb|en|cgs}} {{alternative form of|en|[[emu]] or [[e.m.u.]]}}; {{init of|en|electromagnetic unit}}.
4. {{lb|en|automotive engineering}} {{init of|en|[[engine]] [[management]] [[unit]]}}.
5. {{lb|en|space flight}} {{init of|en|[[extravehicular]] [[mobility]] [[unit]]|gloss=[[spacesuit]]}}.
6. {{lb|en|economics}} {{init of|en|w:economic and monetary union}}.

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