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rho

1

[ roh ]

noun

, plural rhos.
  1. the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.


Rho.

2
or Rhod

abbreviation for

  1. Rhodesia.

rho

/ rəʊ /

noun

  1. the 17th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ρ, ρ), a consonant transliterated as r or rh


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rho1

1350–1400; Middle English < Greek rhô

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Example Sentences

We might, therefore, take ρ as a unit of time, unless we prefer to consider this value as an imperishable standard of time.

We must, in particular, remember what is meant by the specific resistance, ρ of mercury in the electrostatic system.

In fact, ρ is not simply a quantity the measure of which is found to be in relation with the measure of time.

The heat produced will be proportional to S, to the density ρ, and to the cube of the velocity v.

Both ρ and χ are functions of z, the value of which remains the same when z − c is substituted for z.

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