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elec′tromagnet′ic u′nit, 
  1. Electricitya unit, as an abampere, in the system of units derived from the magnetic effects of an electric current. Abbr.: emu, EMU
  • 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
electromagnetic unit
  1. any unit that belongs to a system of electrical cgs units in which the magnetic constant is given the value of unity and is taken as a pure number
    Compare electrostatic unit
'electromagnetic unit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abampere - e.m.u. - electrostatic unit - emu

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