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Definition of R

1. Noun. A unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air.

2. Noun. (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole.

3. Noun. The 18th letter of the Roman alphabet.

4. Noun. The length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere.

Definition of R

1. Letter. (Latn-def en letter 18 ar) ¹

2. Number. (Latn-def en ordinal 18 ar) ¹

3. Abbreviation. (context: US politics) Republican ¹

4. Abbreviation. (''film certification'') restricted ¹

5. Abbreviation. reverse ¹

6. Abbreviation. right (''as opposed to left'') ¹

7. Abbreviation. (context: handbells) ring ¹

8. Abbreviation. (chess) rook ¹

9. Abbreviation. (context: baseball cricket) The statistic reporting the number of runs scored by a player ¹

10. Abbreviation. Thursday ¹

11. Letter. (Latn-def en letter 18 ar) ¹

12. Number. (Latn-def en ordinal 18 ar) ¹

13. Verb. (context: abbreviation slang text messaging internet) are (qualifier in text messaging and internet conversations) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of R

1. Commonly used abbreviation for respiration(s). For example, in a medical chart, you might see scrawled bp90/60 t98.6 hr 60/reg r15 , which is short hand signifying that the blood pressure is 90/60 mm hg, the temperature (t) is 98.6 degrees fahrenheit, the heart rate (hr) is 60/min and regular, and the respirations (r) 15/min. (this example would be entirely normal for an adult or older child). Symbol for a ring chromosome, a structurally abnormal chromosome in which the end of each chromosome arm has been lost and the broken arms have been reunited in ring formation. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of R

quæstionary quæstioned quæstioning quæstions quæstor quæstors qv qwerties qwerty qwerty syndrome

qwertys qwertyuiop qwertz qword qwords r (current term) r-process r-tard r-value r.

r.c. r.e. rBGH rBST rDNA rRNA rRNA (adenosine-O-2'-)methyltransferase rTMP r factors r group

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