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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator
  2. [n]  (astronomy) the angular distance eastward along the celestial equator from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through the body; expressed in hours and minutes and second; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere; "one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees"
  3. [n]  an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
 
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 Synonyms: atomic number 88, celestial longitude, radium, Re, right ascension
 
 See Also: angular distance, Egyptian deity, metal, metallic element, uranium ore

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
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  1. \Ra\, n.
    A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
    
  2. \Ra-\
    A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us
    through the French and Italian. See {Re-} and {Ad-}.
    
 

 

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