rep
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[ rep ]
/ rɛp /
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noun
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
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2By shortening
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4By shortening
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[ rep ]
/ rɛp /
noun Nucleonics.
a unit proposed as a supplement to roentgen for expressing dosage of ionizing radiation: subsequently abandoned.
Compare rem.
Origin of rep
6First recorded in 1945–50; r(oentgen)e(quivalent)p(hysical)
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rep.1
abbreviation
(in prescriptions) let it be repeated.
Origin of rep.
1From the Latin word repetātur
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rep.2
abbreviation
repair.
repeat.
report.
reported.
reporter.
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Rep.
abbreviation
Representative.
Republic.
Republican.
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repp
/ (rɛp) /
noun
a silk, wool, rayon, or cotton fabric with a transversely corded surface
Derived forms of rep
repped, adjectiveWord Origin for rep
C19: from French reps, perhaps from English ribs; see rib 1
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Rep.
abbreviation for
US Representative
US Republican
Republic
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rep
[ rĕp ]
n.
Roentgen-equivalent-physical; a unit of absorbed radiation dose, equal to the amount of ionizing radiation that will transfer 93 ergs of energy to 1 gram of water or living tissue.
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