rhe

[ ree ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rhe¹

First recorded in 1925–30, rhe is from the Greek word rhéos flowing substance, stream

Example Sentences

Near the captain sat his chum, John Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.

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That same year we lost our old friend Master Barbot, the boilermaker of the isle of Rhe.

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But yer it come altogither to Trompington, it meteth with Rhe.

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At six in the morning, however, the island of Rhe still appeared above the horizon.

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After this, and when it is past the aforesaid places, it crosseth in like sort a rill from Smethike ward: thence it Rhe.

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