Re

See also: Appendix:Variations of "re"

Translingual

Symbol

Re

1. (chemistry) Chemical symbol for rhenium.
2. (mathematics) The real part of a complex number.

   Re(a + bi) = a

   Synonym: ℜ

   Coordinate terms: Im, ℑ

3. (fluid mechanics) The Reynolds number.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹeɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: Rae, Ray, Rea, Rhea (one pronunciation)

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

Clipping of reinsurance.

Proper noun

Re

1. (in company names) Reinsurance.

   Swiss Re

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Re

1. A municipality of Vestfold, Norway

Anagrams

• 'er, -'er, -er, E-R, E. R., E.R., ER, er, er.

Italian

Proper noun

Re m pl (plural only)

1. Kings, Book of Kings

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Re

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Re

1. A municipality of Vestfold, Norway.