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   radiator
         n 1: any object that radiates energy
         2: heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam
            or hot water to heat rooms or buildings
         3: a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot
            fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through
            the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the
            motion of the vehicle or by a fan

English Dictionary: red-header by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiator cap
n
  1. cap on the opening in the top of a radiator through which a coolant liquid can be added
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiator grille
n
  1. grating that admits cooling air to car's radiator [syn: grille, radiator grille]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiator hose
n
  1. a flexible hose between the radiator and the engine block
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radio transmitter
n
  1. transmitter that is the part of a radio system that transmits signals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiotherapist
n
  1. a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
    Synonym(s): radiologist, radiotherapist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiotherapy
n
  1. (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    Synonym(s): radiotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, actinotherapy, irradiation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiotherapy equipment
n
  1. equipment used to treat diseases with x-rays or radioactivity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radiothorium
n
  1. radioactive isotope of thorium with mass number 228 [syn: thorium-228, radiothorium]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ready-to-wear
adj
  1. (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes"
    Synonym(s): off-the-rack, off-the-shelf, off-the-peg, ready-to-wear
n
  1. ready-made clothing; "she couldn't find anything in ready- to-wear that she liked"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red water
n
  1. a disease of cattle; characterized by hematuria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
red-header
n
  1. someone who has red hair [syn: redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redetermination
n
  1. determining again
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redetermine
v
  1. fix, find, or establish again; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
redheader
n
  1. someone who has red hair [syn: redhead, redheader, red-header, carrottop]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rotator cuff
n
  1. a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rotatory
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic or causing an axial or orbital turn
    Synonym(s): rotatory, revolutionary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rotatory joint
n
  1. a freely moving joint in which movement is limited to rotation; "the articulation of the radius and ulna in the arm is a pivot joint"
    Synonym(s): pivot joint, rotary joint, rotatory joint, articulatio trochoidea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ruddy turnstone
n
  1. common Arctic turnstone that winters in South America and Australia
    Synonym(s): ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Radiator \Ra"di*a`tor\, n.
      1. Any of various devices for cooling an internal substance
            by radiation, as a system og rings on a gun barrel for
            cooling it, or a nest of tubes with large radiating
            surface for cooling circulating water, as in an
            automobile.
  
      2. (Wireless Teleg.) An oscillator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Radiator \Ra"di*a`tor\, n.
      That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or heat;
      especially, that part of a heating apparatus from which the
      heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam radiator.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Radiotherapy \Ra`di*o*ther"a*py\, n. [Radio- + therapy.] (Med.)
      Treatment of disease by means of R[94]ntgen rays or other
      forms of radioactivity.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Radiothorium \Ra`di*o*tho"ri*um\, n. (Chem.)
      A radioactive substance apparently formed as a product from
      thorium.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Red underwing} (Zo[94]l.), any species of noctuid moths
            belonging to {Catacola} and allied genera. The numerous
            species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
            wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
  
      {Red water}, a disease in cattle, so called from an
            appearance like blood in the urine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotator \Ro*ta"tor\, n. [L.]
      1. (Anat.) that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a
            muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its
            axis.
  
      2. (Metal.) A revolving reverberatory furnace.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See {Rotate},
      {Rotary}.]
      1. Turning as on an axis; rotary.
  
      2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession;
            as, rotatory assembles. --Burke.
  
      3. (Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization;
            as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note
            under {polarization}. --Nichol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A rotifer. [R.] --Kirby.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf.
      {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou[82]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.]
      Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or
      resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as,
      rotary motion.
  
      {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous
            rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of
            the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons,
            instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as
            in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also
            {rotatory engine}.
  
      {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by
            rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating
            buckets or pistons.
  
      {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which
            revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the
            cutting.
  
      {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial
            rotation, as in the four-way cock.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Rathdrum, ID (city, FIPS 66340)
      Location: 47.81166 N, 116.88872 W
      Population (1990): 2000 (766 housing units)
      Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83858

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Redwater, MS (CDP, FIPS 61400)
      Location: 32.78264 N, 89.55055 W
      Population (1990): 289 (75 housing units)
      Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Redwater, TX (city, FIPS 61340)
      Location: 33.35822 N, 94.25444 W
      Population (1990): 824 (326 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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