Re

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

Translingual

Symbol

Re

1. (chemistry) Rhenium.
2. (mathematics) The real part of a complex number.

   Re(a + bi) = a

3. (fluid mechanics) The Reynolds number.

Synonyms

• ℜ

Coordinate terms

• (real part of a complex number): Im and ℑ

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English

Etymology 1

Meaning borrowed from Egyptian (rꜥ, “sun, Ra”), with the form of the word borrowed from Coptic ⲣⲏ (rē, “sun”).

Proper noun

Re

1. (Egyptian mythology) Alternative form of Ra

Etymology 2

Symbol

Re (pl Rs)

1. rupee

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Re

1. A municipality of Vestfold, Norway

Anagrams

• 'er, -'er, -er, ER, er, er.

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Italian

Proper noun

Re ? m pl

1. Kings, Book of Kings

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Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Re

1. A municipality of Vestfold, Norway, which is to be merged with Tønsberg on 1 January 2020.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Re

1. A municipality of Vestfold, Norway.