Ra — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɑː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɑː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɑː/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɑː/.

Examples

one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

radium right ascension Re atomic number 88 celestial longitude

Parts of Speech

noun	an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
noun	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
noun	(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 “one hour of right ascension equals fifteen degrees”

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

real academia de bellas artes

Un elemento metálico intensamente radiactivo que se encuentra en cantidades mínimas en los minerales de uranio.

🇷🇺Russian

ра

чрезвычайно радиоактивный металлический элемент, встречающийся в ничтожных количествах в урановых рудах.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आरए

एक अत्यंत रेडियोधर्मी धात्विक तत्व जो यूरेनियम अयस्कों में सूक्ष्म मात्रा में पाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

রা

একটি তীব্রভাবে তেজস্ক্রিয় ধাতব উপাদান যা ইউরেনিয়াম আকরিকগুলিতে অল্প পরিমাণে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

ரா

யுரேனியம் தாதுக்களில் நிமிட அளவுகளில் ஏற்படும் தீவிர கதிரியக்க உலோக உறுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రా

యురేనియం ఖనిజాలలో నిమిషాల మొత్తంలో సంభవించే తీవ్రమైన రేడియోధార్మిక లోహ మూలకం

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಾ

ಯುರೇನಿಯಂ ಅದಿರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಿಷದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ತೀವ್ರವಾದ ವಿಕಿರಣಶೀಲ ಲೋಹೀಯ ಅಂಶ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拉

铀矿石中微量存在的一种强放射性金属元素

🇯🇵Japanese

ラ

ウラン鉱石中に微量に発生する強力な放射性金属元素

🇰🇷Korean

라

우라늄 광석에서 미량 존재하는 강력한 방사성 금속 원소

🇹🇭Thai

รา

ธาตุโลหะกัมมันตภาพรังสีเข้มข้นที่เกิดขึ้นในปริมาณเล็กน้อยในแร่ยูเรเนียม

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

را

عنصر فلزي مشع بشدة يتواجد بكميات ضئيلة في خامات اليورانيوم

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