r

R, r

[ahr]
noun, plural R's or Rs, r's or rs.
1.
the 18th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
2.
any spoken sound represented by the letter R or r, as in ran, carrot, or rhyme.
3.
something having the shape of R .
4.
a written or printed representation of the letter R or r.
5.
a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter R or r.
6.
three R's.
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R

[ahr]
verb
Informal. are : Oysters R in season.

R

1.
Chemistry, radical.
2.
Mathematics, ratio.
3.
regular: a man's suit or coat size.
4.
Electricity, resistance.
5.
restricted: a rating assigned to a motion picture by the Motion Picture Association of America indicating that children under the age of 17 will not be admitted unless accompanied by an adult. Compare G ( def 7 ), PG, PG-13, X ( def 8 ). Origin:
abbreviation for restricted.
6.
Theater. stage right.
7.
Physics. roentgen.
8.
Chess. rook.

R

Symbol.
1.
the 18th in order or in a series, or, when I is omitted, the 17th.
2.
( sometimes lowercase ) the medieval Roman numeral for 80. Compare Roman numerals.
3.
Biochemistry, arginine.
4.
Physics. universal gas constant.
5.
registered trademark: written as superscript ® following a name registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

r

1.
radius.
2.
Commerce, registered ( def 2 ).
3.
Electricity, resistance.
4.
Physics. roentgen ( def 2 ).
5.
royal.
6.
ruble.
7.
plural rs, rupee.

r

Ecology.
the theoretical intrinsic rate of increase of a population, equivalent to the difference between the birth and death rates divided by the number of individuals in the population.
Also called Malthusian parameter.

R.

1.
rabbi.
2.
Radical.
3.
radius.
4.
railroad.
5.
railway.
6.
(in South Africa) rand; rands.
7.
Réaumur.
8.
(in prescriptions) take. Also, R. Origin:
< Latin recipe.
9.
rector.
10.
redactor.
11.
regina.
12.
Republican.
13.
response.
14.
rex.
15.
river.
16.
road.
17.
royal.
18.
ruble.
19.
rupee.
20.
Theater. stage right.

r.

1.
rabbi.
2.
railroad.
3.
railway.
4.
range.
5.
rare.
6.
Commerce, received.
7.
recipe.
8.
replacing.
9.
residence.
10.
right.
11.
rises.
12.
river.
13.
road.
14.
rod.
15.
royal.
16.
rubber.
17.
ruble.
18.
Baseball. run; runs.
19.
plural rs. rupee.
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r or R (ɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl r's, R's, Rs
1.  the 18th letter and 14th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.  a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually an alveolar semivowel, as in red
3.  See three Rs
 
R or R
 
—n

r or R (ɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n , pl r's, R's, Rs
1.  the 18th letter and 14th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.  a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually an alveolar semivowel, as in red
3.  See three Rs
 
R or R
 
—n

R
 
—symbol for
1.  chem radical
2.  currency
 a.  rand
 b.  rupee
3.  Réaumur temperature (scale)
4.  physics, electronics resistance
5.  roentgen or röntgen
6.  chess rook
7.  Royal
8.  chem gas constant
9.  in the US and Australia
 a.  restricted exhibition (used to describe a category of film certified as unsuitable for viewing by anyone under the age of 18)
 b.  (as modifier): an R film

r.
 
—abbreviation for
1.  rare
2.  recto
3.  Also: r rod (unit of length)
4.  ruled
5.  cricket, baseball run(s)

R.
 
—abbreviation for
1.  rabbi
2.  rector
3.  Regina
4.  Republican
5.  response (in Christian liturgy)
6.  Rex
7.  River
8.  Royal
 
[(sense 6) Latin: King]

R. or r.
 
—abbreviation for
1.  registered (trademark)
2.  right
3.  river
4.  rouble
 
r. or r.
 
—abbreviation for

R. or r.
 
—abbreviation for
1.  registered (trademark)
2.  right
3.  river
4.  rouble
 
r. or r.
 
—abbreviation for

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Word Origin & History

R
In a circle, meaning "registered (trademark)," first incorporated in U.S. statues 1946. Three Rs (1825) said to have been given as a toast by Sir W. Curtis (1752-1829). R&R "rest and relaxation," first recorded 1953, Amer.Eng.; R&B "rhythm and blues" (type of popular music) first attested 1949, Amer.Eng.
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Medical Dictionary

r abbr.
racemic

R abbr.

  1. radical (usually an alkyl or aryl group)

  2. respiration

  3. respiratory exchange ratio

  4. or r roentgen

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Science Dictionary
r  
Abbreviation of radius
R  
The symbol for resistance.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
r

  1. correlation coefficient

  2. radius

  3. resistance

R

  1. gas constant

  2. radical

  3. rain

  4. range

  5. Réaumur

  6. receiver

  7. registered trademark

  8. Republican

  9. response

  10. restricted (children under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)

  11. right

  12. roentgen

  13. rook

  14. run

r.

  1. rare

  2. recto

  3. reigned

  4. retired

  5. rod

  6. rubber

  7. ruble

  8. rupee

R.

  1. patented

  2. rabbi

  3. received as transmitted (shortwave transmission)

  4. rector

  5. registered

  6. Latin rex (king)

  7. Latin regina (queen)

  8. river

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Idioms & Phrases

R

see three R's.

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Encyclopedia

r

unit of X-radiation or gamma radiation, the amount that will produce, under normal conditions of pressure, temperature, and humidity, in 1 kg (2.2 lbs) of air, an amount of positive or negative ionization equal to 2.58104 coulomb. It is named for the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen. See also rem.

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