AWG

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AWG

1. (international standards) ISO 4217 currency code for the Aruban florin.

English

Noun

AWG (countable and uncountable, plural AWGs)

1. 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, published 2005, pages 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?

2. Initialism of arbitrary waveform generator.
3. Initialism of arrayed waveguide grating.
   • 2011, Elaine Wong, “Chapter 3: Optical Technologies in Passive Optical Networks”, in 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].

Proper noun

AWG

1. (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.

Anagrams

• AGW, GWA, Gaw, WAG, WGA, gaw, wag