R 1 |är| |ɑr| |ɑː| (also r) noun ( pl. Rs or R's) the eighteenth letter of the alphabet. • denoting the next after Q in a set of items, categories, etc. PHRASES the R months the months with R in their names (September to April), considered to be the season for eating oysters. the three Rs reading, writing, and arithmetic, regarded as the fundamentals of learning.
R 2 |ɑr| abbreviation • rand : a farm worth nearly R1,3-million. • Réaumur : 198.6 °R. • Regina or Rex : Elizabeth R. • (also (R)) registered as a trademark. • (in the U.S.) Republican : congressman Henry Hyde (R-Illinois). • restricted, a rating in the Voluntary Movie Rating System that children under 17 require an accompanying parent or adult guardian for admission. • (on a gearshift) reverse. • ( R.) River (chiefly on maps) : R. Cherwell. • roentgen(s). • rook (in recording moves in chess) : 21.Rh4. symbol • Chemistry an unspecified alkyl or other organic radical or group. [ORIGIN: abbreviation of radical .] • electrical resistance. • Chemistry the gas constant. roentgen |ˈrentgən; ˈrənt-; -jən| |ˈrɛntgən| |ˈrɛntdʒən| |ˈrʌntjən| |ˈrəːnt-| |ˈrɒnt-| (abbr.: R) noun a unit of ionizing radiation, the amount producing one electrostatic unit of positive or negative ionic charge in one cubic centimeter of air under standard conditions. ORIGIN 1920s: named after Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845–1923), German physicist, discoverer of X-rays. On Feb 10, 2008 10:09 PM, Zico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 10, 2008 3:35 AM, Saiful Islam <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]<saiful7bd%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > r > > > > What the hell is this?????? > > -- > Best, > > Z > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
