Ra

[ rah ]

nounEgyptian Religion.
  1. a sun god of Heliopolis, a universal creator worshiped throughout Egypt (typically represented as a hawk-headed man bearing on his head the solar disk and the uraeus).

  • Also Re [rey] /reɪ/ .

Other definitions for Ra (2 of 5)

Ra

Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. radium.

Other definitions for RA (3 of 5)

RA

  1. regular army.

Other definitions for rā (4 of 5)

[ rah ]

noun
  1. the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of rā

4
From Arabic

Other definitions for R.A. (5 of 5)

R.A.

abbreviation
  1. rear admiral.

  2. Astronomy. right ascension.

  1. royal academician.

  2. Royal Academy.

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British Dictionary definitions for Ra (1 of 3)

Ra1

the chemical symbol for
  1. radium

British Dictionary definitions for Ra (2 of 3)

Ra2

Re

/ (rɑː) /


noun
  1. the ancient Egyptian sun god, depicted as a man with a hawk's head surmounted by a solar disc and serpent

British Dictionary definitions for RA (3 of 3)

RA

abbreviation for
  1. rear admiral

  2. astronomy right ascension

  1. (in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy

  2. (in Britain) Royal Artillery

  3. Argentina (international car registration)

Origin of RA

3
(sense 5) from República Argentina

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Scientific definitions for Ra

Ra

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