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

(noun)

An example of Ra is the Egyptian god who had a hawk head.
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

Rear Admiral
Astron. right ascension
Royal Academician
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

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right ascension
Royal Academy

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