Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ra \Ra\, n.
A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Source : WordNet®
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}]