1. (

• rhenium ,
• Re ,
• atomic_number_ ,

) a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum ;

2. (

• Ra ,
• Re

) ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods ;

3. (

• re ,
• ray

) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization ;