Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- An abbreviation of
Royal Naval Reserve .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) the symbol for the chemical element
radon .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun chemistry Symbol for
radon .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
- noun a radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health
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Examples
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To get the new height (Hn) we multiply the old height (Ho) by a constant c1 and to get the new radius (Rn) we multiply Ro by a constant k
How to increase volume of a cylinder while keeping its surface area the same AYDIN 2009
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This image is most accurate for the noble gases (He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn): each noble gas particle consists of a single atom.
Elements 2009
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Now, after traveling for Rn hour, he had no need to stop and ask, for the road and the railway line ran parallel, on either side of a canal, and he would see the train when he caught up with it Each time he stopped he had taken a drink of water.
The Key to Rebecca Follett, Ken, 1949- 1980
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If R is the resultant of the loads then on the girder, the reaction at B and shear at C is Rn/l. But the shear may be greater when W_2 is at C.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various
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On this point magister Rn says: There is a certain chronic and inveterate tumor of the testicles, which is never cured except by means of surgery, as e.g., hernia.
Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson
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Take any two convenient points _P_, _R_, on each side of the semicircle, and raise verticals _Pm_, _Rn_ to _AB_, and on these verticals form the scales.
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Ch gi (or Nem Rn in the North) is one of the most popular traditional Vietnamese food, literally meaning minced pork roll.
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Two teenagers, identified as Sym and Rn, robbed a taxi driver on Saturday afternoon after pretending to be regular customers.
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Two teenagers, identified as Sym and Rn, robbed a taxi driver on Saturday afternoon after pretending to be regular customers.
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Artists [Rn oberiuty ed] were widely available and the works of Sapgir, Vsevolod Nekrasov and Prigov were published in numerous editions.
openDemocracy Elena Fanailova 2010
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