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 |