Ra \Ra\ (r[aum]), n.
   A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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	Ra- \Ra-\
   A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us
   through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-.
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	Ra
     n 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]

	

	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

	

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