| NOUN | substance | Ra, radium, atomic number 88 | an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores |
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| person | Ra, Re | ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk | |
| location | RA, right ascension, celestial longitude | (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky |
| Sounds | raa' | |
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| Rhymes | Basra ... raw: 5 rhymes with raa... | |
| Meaning | An intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores. | |
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| Synonyms | radium, atomic number 88 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | uranium ore | Any ore from which uranium can be extracted |
| Spanish | número atómico 88, radio, Ra | |
| Catalan | número atòmic 88, radi, Ra | |
| Meaning | ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods. | |
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| Synonym | Re | |
| Category | antiquity | The historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe |
| Instance of | Egyptian deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
| Spanish | Ra | |
| Catalan | Ra | |
| Meaning | (astronomy) the equatorial coordinate specifying the angle, measured eastward along the celestial equator, from the vernal equinox to the intersection of the hour circle that passes through an object in the sky; usually expressed in hours and minutes and seconds; used with declination to specify positions on the celestial sphere. | |
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| Synonyms | right ascension, celestial longitude | |
| Category | astronomy, uranology | The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole |
| Broader | angular distance | The angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer |
| Spanish | AR, ascensión recta, longitud celeste | |
| Catalan | ascensió recta, longitud celeste | |
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