A unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air.

synonym: roentgen.

Polish: R, rentgen

physics The universal constant in the gas equation: pressure times volume = R times temperature; equal to 8.3143 joules per kelvin per mole.

synonyms: gas constant, universal gas constant.

The 18th letter of the Roman alphabet.

The length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere.

synonym: radius.

Dutch: straal, radius
Polish: promień, r