Ra

Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god, or is short for the element radium.

(noun)

  1. An example of Ra is the Egyptian god who had a hawk head.
  2. An example of Ra is an element that is studied by chemists.

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See Ra in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Egypt. Myth. the sun god and principal deity: usually depicted as having the head of a hawk and wearing the solar disk as a crown

Origin: Egypt rʿ, sun, day

radium

  1. Rear Admiral
  2. Astron. right ascension
  3. Royal Academician
  4. Royal Academy

See Ra in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Mythology
The ancient Egyptian sun god, the supreme deity represented as a man with the head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk and uraeus.

The symbol for the element radium.

abbreviation
  1. regular army
  2. residence assistant
  3. right ascension
  4. Royal Academy

abbreviation
range

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