RšØ
Translingual
Alternative forms
- Rā [a common typographic substitution, as mathematical āØāā© was supported by Unicode a decade before astronomical āØšØā©]
- The R is not always italic.
Etymology
Symbol
RšØ
- (astronomy) Earth radius: a unit of distance, equal to the radius of the Earth, or 6370 km.
- the transition radius of 2.6 RšØ between water worlds and planets with gaseous envelopes
- (sum of parts) The radius of the Earth specifically.
Usage notes
- RšØ may be distinguished from ršØ, the latter not a unit of measurement but meaning radial distance from the Earth (geocentric distance). Unlike RšØ, ršØ is used relative to our planet specifically.
Synonyms
- (2): Rā (Rā is apparently uncommon as a comparative unit of measurement)
- (English) RE