Vocabulary : Raphaelism to Rapidity

Raphaelism : The principles of painting introduced by Raphael, the Italian painter.
Raphaelite : One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism.
Raphany : A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum) had been mixed, but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism.
Raphe : A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue. ;; Same as Rhaphe.
Raphides : See Rhaphides.

Rapid : Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion. ;; Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid succession. ;; Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. ;; The part of a river where the current moves with great swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; -- usually in the plural; as, the Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence.
Rapid-fire : Alt. of Rapid-firing
Rapid-fire mount : A mount permitting easy and quick elevation or depression and training of the gun, and fitting with a device for taking up the recoil.
Rapid-firing : Firing shots in rapid succession. ;; Capable of being fired rapidly; -- applied to single-barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms, mounted so as to be quickly trained and elevated, with a quick-acting breech mechanism operated by a single motion of a crank or lever (abbr. R. F.); ;; In the United States navy, designating such a gun using fixed ammunition or metallic cartridge cases; -- distinguished from breech-loading (abbr. B. L.), applied to all guns loading with the charge in bags, and formerly from quick-fire. Rapid-fire guns in the navy also sometimes include automatic or semiautomatic rapid-fire guns; the former being automatic guns of not less than one inch caliber, firing a shell of not less than one pound weight, the explosion of each cartridge operating the mechanism for ejecting the empty shell, loading, and firing the next shot, the latter being guns that require one operation of the hand at each discharge, to load the gun. ;; In the United States army, designating such a gun, whether us
Rapidity : The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity; velocity; as, the rapidity of a current; rapidity of speech; rapidity of growth or improvement.