 6 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Ra
noun
1: an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in
minute amounts in uranium ores [syn: {radium}, {atomic
number 88}]
2: (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" [syn:
{right ascension}, {celestial longitude}]
3: ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator
[syn: {Re}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ra \Ra\ (r[aum]), noun
A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ra- \Ra-\
A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us
through the French and Italian. See {Re-}, and {Ad-}.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "Ra":
Amen-Ra, Anubis, Apollo, Bast, Helios, Horus, Hyperion, Isis, Khem,
Min, Neph, Nephthys, Nut, Osiris, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Ptah,
Savitar, Set, Shamash, Sol, Surya, Thoth, Titan
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
RA
Registration Authority (PKI, ITU, cryptography)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
RA
Remote Access (BBS)
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