| quotient |
that number which is obtained as the result of an arithmetic division. |
| quo warranto |
in law, a proceeding intended to determine the legality or legitimacy of one's exercise of certain powers or one's right to a certain franchise. |
| qurush |
an intermediate monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, equaling five halalah. (Cf. riyal.) |
| qwerty keyboard |
a keyboard with alphabetical and numerical keys in the same arrangement as those on a typewriter. |
| -r1 |
a variant of -er1. |
| -r2 |
variant of -er2. |
| R1 |
abbreviation of "restricted; those under eighteen must be accompanied by an adult" (used as a film rating). |
| R2 |
abbreviation of "registered trademark" (usu. enclosed in a circle). |
| R.1 |
abbreviation of "River." |
| R.2 |
abbreviation of "Republican." |
| r |
the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet. |
| r. |
abbreviation of "right." |
| Ra1 |
symbol of the chemical element radium. |
| Ra2 |
in Egyptian mythology, the supreme god and sun god, depicted with a head of a hawk crowned with a solar disk. |
| Rabat |
the seaport capital of Morocco. |
| rabat |
a plain, black, false shirt front worn with a clerical collar by some clergymen. |
| rabbet |
a slot or groove cut into the edge of a board, frame, or the like, to receive a projecting edge of another piece so that the two fit together. [5 definitions] |
| rabbi |
in Judaism, a cleric having the responsibilities of leading a local congregation, teaching, and supervising rituals such as weddings. [3 definitions] |
| rabbinate |
the office or profession of a rabbi. [2 definitions] |
| Rabbinic |
of or designating the post-Biblical Hebrew language, as used by rabbis in the Middle Ages. |
| rabbinical |
of or pertaining to rabbis or their doctrines, schooling, language, and the like. |