About The Word R
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R Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of R?
[n] the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere
[n] the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet [n] (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole [n] a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air Synonyms | Synonyms for R: gas constant | radius | roentgen | universal gas constant Related Terms | Find terms related to R: See Also | alphabetic character | constant | diam | diameter | length | letter | letter of the alphabet | radioactivity unit | radius of curvature | Roman alphabet | semidiameter R In Webster's Dictionary \R\ ([aum]r).
R, the eighteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal
consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid.
See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 178, 179, and
250-254. ``R is the dog's letter and hurreth in the sound.''
--B. Jonson.
Note: In words derived from the Greek language the letter h
is generally written after r to represent the aspirated
sound of the Greek "r, but does not affect the
pronunciation of the English word, as rhapsody,
rhetoric. The English letter derives its form from the
Greek through the Latin, the Greek letter derived from
the Ph[oe]nician, which, it is believed, is ultimately
of Egyptian origin. Etymologically, R is most closely
related to l, s, and n; as in bandore, mandole; purple,
L. purpura; E. chapter, F. chapitre, L. capitulum; E.
was, were; hare, G. hase; E. order, F. ordre, L. ordo,
ordinis; E. coffer, coffin.
{The three Rs}, a jocose expression for reading, (w)riting,
and (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an education.
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