Physics Dictionary

R

 
radar
radian
radiant heat
radiation
radiator
radio astronomy
radio telescope
radioactive chain
radioactive decay
radioactive dust
radioactive fallout
radioactive substance
radioactive waste
radioactivity
radioisotope
radium (Ra)
radius of curvature
radon (Rn)
rainbow
random error
range
rarefaction, region of
ray box
reactance
real depth
real image
recoil
rectification
rectifier
red giant
red shift
reference point
reflected ray
reflected wave
reflecting telescope
reflection
reflection, angle of
reflection, law of
refracted ray
refracted wave
refracting angle
refracting telescope
refraction
refraction, angle of
refraction, law of
refractive index
refrigerator
refrigerant
regular reflection
relative motion
relative permeability
relative permittivity
relative velocity
relativity
relativity, principle of
resistance (R)
resistance thermometer
resistivity ( )
resistor
resolution
resolution of a vector
resonance
resonant frequency
rest mass
restoring force
resultant force
resultant vector
retardation
rheostat
right hand rule
rigid body
ripple tank
root-mean-square value (rms)
rotational equilibrium
rotational harmonic motion
rotational inertia
rotational motion
rudder