Rhea, rē′a, n. the ramie plant or fibre.
Rhea, rē′a, n. the daughter of Uranus and Ge, wife and sister of Kronos: the only three-toed ostrich: the fifth satellite of Jupiter.
Rheic, rē′ik, adj. pertaining to rhubarb.—n. Rhē′ine, rheic acid.
Rhein-berry, rīn′ber-i, n. the common buckthorn.—Also Rhine′-berr′y.
Rhematic, rē-mat′ik, adj. derived from a verb.—n. the doctrine of propositions.
Rhemish, rē′mish, adj. pertaining to Rheims in north-eastern France.—Rhemish version, the English translation of the New Testament used by Roman Catholics, prepared at Rheims in 1582, forming part of the Douay Bible—Old Testament part prepared at Douay in 1609-10.
Rhenish, ren′ish, adj. pertaining to the river Rhine.—n. Rhine wine, hock, light and still. [L. Rhenus.]
Rheocord, rē′ō-kord, n. a metallic wire used in measuring the resistance of an electric current. [Gr. rhein, to flow, chordē, a cord.]
Rheometer, Reometer, rē-om′e-tėr, n. an instrument for measuring the strength of currents, as of electricity: a galvanometer.—adj. Rheomet′ric.—n. Rheom′etry, fluxions. [Gr. rhein, to flow, metron, measure.]
Rheoscope, rē′ō-skōp, n. an electroscope.—adj. Rheoscop′ic. [Gr. rhein, to flow, skopein, to view.]