ra
IPA: rˈɑ
Root Word: Ra
noun
- (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.
- (geology) Any of a series of moraines, in parts of Norway, that are long ridges covered with stones.
- Alternative form of RA (republican army; IRA).
- (medicine) Initialism of rheumatoid arthritis. [(pathology) A chronic and progressive disease in which the immune system attacks the joints. It is characterised by pain, inflammation and swelling of the joints, stiffness, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity. Tissues throughout the body can be affected, including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and muscles.]
- (anatomy, medicine) Initialism of right atrium. [(anatomy) The chamber of the heart, in humans and other mammals, that receives deoxygenated blood from the venae cavae and pumps it into the right ventricle.]
- (military) Initialism of rear admiral, a rank in the Royal Navy. [(military, nautical) A naval officer below the rank of vice admiral, originally in charge of a fleet's rear formation.]
- Initialism of Royal Academician, a member of the Royal Academy.
- Initialism of resident assistant, a trained student leader, within a college or university, who is given the responsibility of supervising students living in a residence hall.
- Initialism of Restricted Area, an area that only authorized people can enter. See also Exclusion zone.
- (aviation) Initialism of resolution advisory (a type of TCAS warning). [(aviation) A TCAS warning directing the pilot of an aircraft to take immediate evasive action of a specified type (for instance: "INCREASE CLIMB, INCREASE CLIMB") to avoid a possible impending mid-air collision.]
- Initialism of rescue ambulance.
- Initialism of research assistant [An individual who assists a researcher, often on a contractual basis, with research in a commercial, academic, or private setting.]
- Initialism of Royal Academy, the Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in London, England.
- Initialism of Royal Artillery, a regiment in the British Army.
- Initialism of Republic of Armenia. [The official name of Armenia.]
- Initialism of republican army, most often the Provisional IRA.
Examples of "ra" in Sentences
- The normal phase of radium is a solid.
- The radium was discovered from local rocks.
- The scientific history of radium is beautiful.
- Is it because of the unstable nature of radium
- [SG-1 discusses the possibility that Ke'ra is Linea.]
- Which isotope exhibits the radioluminescence of radium
- The other is colorless and contains radium and carbonate.
- This planet named Orin-ra is a solid ball of cold dense rock.
- The emission of alpha particles by the radium was responsible.
- Radium bromide is the bromide salt of radium, with the formula RaBr2.
- Radon is formed in the lithosphere as from the alpha decay of radium.
- The source of radium is probably in the underlying mesozoic carbonate rocks.
- Over the years this has become known as ra'i al-ductoor - the doctor's opinion.
- But what another "_Boom! te-ray, -- Ta, ra, ra_," &c., &c., this would have been for LA COLLINS!
- I find, by the shaking of the ship that we are weighing anchor, and that the "Megæra" is going to take us in tow.
- The summary statement "and they did so," includes what is developed in the verses following to v. 26, The expression ra'abhon battekhem
- (Cinnamon French Toast with Pomegranate Apple Compote) tags: amon ra is my copilot, femme, foodporn mood: creative media: Stellamara - Kyrie Eleison un ange vole? link memories
- _ Nay, if it were only his caprichio, I am satisfied; though I must tell you, I was in a kind of huff, to hear him _Tan ta ra, tan ta ra, _ a quarter of an hour together; for _Tan ta ra_ is but an odd kind of sound, you know, before a man's chamber.