Ra
[ rah ]
/ rɑ /
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noun Egyptian Religion.
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).
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Also Re [rey] /reɪ/ .
Other definitions for Ra (2 of 5)
Ra
Symbol, Chemistry.
radium.
Other definitions for Ra (3 of 5)
RA
regular army.
Other definitions for Ra (4 of 5)
rā
[ rah ]
/ rɑ /
noun
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin of rā
From Arabic
Other definitions for Ra (5 of 5)
R.A.
abbreviation
rear admiral.
Astronomy. right ascension.
royal academician.
Royal Academy.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ra (1 of 3)
Ra1
the chemical symbol for
radium
British Dictionary definitions for Ra (2 of 3)
Ra2
Re
/ (rɑː) /
noun
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
rear admiral
astronomy right ascension
(in Britain) Royal Academician or Academy
(in Britain) Royal Artillery
Argentina (international car registration)
Word Origin for RA
(sense 5) from República Argentina
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Medical definitions for Ra (1 of 2)
Ra
The symbol for the elementradium
Medical definitions for Ra (2 of 2)
RA
abbr.
rheumatoid arthritis
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Scientific definitions for Ra
Ra
The symbol for radium.
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