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Ramadan

(Encyclopedia) RamadanRamadanrämädänˈ, rămˌədänˈ [key], in Islam, the ninth month of the Muslim year, during which all Muslims must fast during the daylight hours. Indulgence of any sort is forbidden…

Ramadi

(Encyclopedia) Ramadi: see Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

Ramah

(Encyclopedia) RamahRamahrāˈmə [key], in the Bible. 1 Town, NE ancient Palestine, allotted to Naphtali. 2 Town of Asher. 3 Unidentified town of Simeon, called Ramah of the south. It is apparently…

Ramakrishna

(Encyclopedia) Ramakrishna or Sri Ramakrishna ParamahansaRamakrishnashrē räˌməkrĭshˈnə pəräˌməhänˈsä [key], 1836–86, Hindu mystic. He was born of a poor Brahman family in Bengal, and his given name…

Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman

(Encyclopedia) Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman, 1952–, American molecular biologist, b. India, Ph.D. Ohio Univ., 1976. He was a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1982–83) and at Brookhaven…

Balliol

(Encyclopedia) Balliol, Scottish family: see Baliol, Edward de; Baliol, John de.

Ramallah

(Encyclopedia) RamallahRamallahrämäˈlä [key], city (2007 pop. 27,4000), in the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. The administrative center for the Palestinian Authority, it lies in a fertile farming region…

Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata

(Encyclopedia) Raman, Sir Chandrasekhara VenkataRaman, Sir Chandrasekhara Venkatachŭnˈdrəsĕkärə vĕngˈkətə räˈmən [key], 1888–1970, Indian physicist. He was professor of physics at Calcutta Univ. from…

Raman effect

(Encyclopedia) Raman effectRaman effecträˈmən [key], appearance of additional lines in the spectrum of monochromatic light that has been scattered by a transparent material medium. The effect was…

Ramanuja

(Encyclopedia) Ramanuja: see Vedanta.