AWG
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AWG
- (international standards) ISO 4217 currency code for the Aruban florin.
English
Noun
AWG (countable and uncountable, plural AWGs)
- Initialism of American wire gauge.
- 2003, Michael E. Brumbach, Jeffrey A. Clade, Chapter 27: Wiring Methods, Industrial Maintenance, page 347,
- This will allow for up to two additional 2/0 AWG Type TW conductors to be installed at a later date.
- 2005, John Schaeffer, Doug Pratt (editors), Appendix, Gaiam Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook, page 517,
- Cable size 10 AWG has an ampacity of 40 amps (90°C insulation) or 35 amps (evaluated with 75°C insulation).
- 2005, James Stallcup, Stallcup′s Electrical Design Book, 2005 Edition, page 8-9,
- For example: What is the allowable ampacity of one of three 8 AWG THHN copper conductors in a metal raceway system used at 60°C?
- 2003, Michael E. Brumbach, Jeffrey A. Clade, Chapter 27: Wiring Methods, Industrial Maintenance, page 347,
- Initialism of arbitrary waveform generator.
- Initialism of arrayed waveguide grating.
- 2011, Elaine Wong, Chapter 3: Optical Technologies in Passive Optical Networks, Cedric F. Lam (editor), Passive Optical Networks: Principles and Practice, page 94,
- An important parameter in the AWG is the free spectral range (FSR) which defines the wavelength periodicity of fixed width [12].
- 2011, Elaine Wong, Chapter 3: Optical Technologies in Passive Optical Networks, Cedric F. Lam (editor), Passive Optical Networks: Principles and Practice, page 94,
Proper noun
AWG
- (geology) Initialism of Anthropocene Working Group.
- 2022 December 13, McKenzie Prillaman, “Are we in the Anthropocene? Geologists could define new epoch for Earth”, in Nature, DOI: :
- The AWG is working backwards, Finney says: normally, geologists identify strata that should enter the geological timescale before considering a golden spike; in this case, they’re seeking out the lower boundary of an undefined set of geological layers.
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Anagrams
- AGW, GWA, Gaw, WAG, WGA, gaw, wag