erf
/ (ɜːf) /
noun plural erven (ˈɜːvən)
Southern African a plot of land, usually urban, marked off for building purposes
Nearby words
- eretz yisrael,
- erev,
- erevan,
- erewhile,
- erewhon,
- erfurt,
- erg,
- ergasia,
- ergastoplasm,
- ergate
Word Origin for erf
Afrikaans
British Dictionary definitions for erf (2 of 2)
Erf
/ (ɜːf) /
n acronym for
electrorheological fluid: a man-made liquid that thickens or solidifies when an electric current passes through it and returns to a liquid when the current ceases
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