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Ra

UK/ɹɑː/ US/ˈrɑ/ fairly common

noun

1.

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

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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

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3.

ancient hawk-headed Egyptian sun god; a universal creator

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Origin

Transcription of Egyptian r:a-ra (rꜥ, “the sun; Ra”).

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