RšŸœØ

Translingual

Alternative forms

  • RāŠ• [a common typographic substitution, as mathematical āŸØāŠ•āŸ© was supported by Unicode a decade before astronomical āŸØšŸœØāŸ©]
  • The R is not always italic.

Etymology

  • R (radius) and subindex šŸœØ (planet Earth).

Symbol

RšŸœØ

  1. (astronomy) Earth radius: a unit of distance, equal to the radius of the Earth, or 6370 km.
    the transition radius of 2.6 RšŸœØ between water worlds and planets with gaseous envelopes
  2. (sum of parts) The radius of the Earth specifically.

Usage notes

  • RšŸœØ may be distinguished from ršŸœØ, the latter not a unit of measurement but meaning radial distance from the Earth (geocentric distance). Unlike RšŸœØ, ršŸœØ is used relative to our planet specifically.

Synonyms

  • (2): Rā™ (Rā™ is apparently uncommon as a comparative unit of measurement)
  • (English) RE
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