r

Meanings

Noun

• a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
• (physics) the universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole
• the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
• the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere

Synonyms

gas constant, radius, roentgen, universal gas constant