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RF
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rf Rf R&F РФ
English
Pronunciation
en En-au-RF.ogg AU
Etymology 1
Various etymologies.
Noun
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en right foot.
en photography en rangefinder.
en electronics physics en radio frequency.
en pathology en rheumatoid factor.
en military engineering slang en ratfuck dirty rick or act of sabotage or interference.
en 1997 Chuck Carlock Firebirds: A Harrowing Firsthand Account of Helicopter Combat in Vietnam Bantam 9780553577051 300 If battalion staff were involved, we generally called the insertion an RF, Romeo Foxtrot, or Rat Fuck.
en 2003 Guy T. Saperstein Civil Warrior: Memoirs of a Civil Rights Attorney Thinking they actually were supporting the demonstrators, I went up to them and asked why. “No, we're not supporting them. This is just an RF (short for “Rat Fuck”). We're keeping the money," they told me, laughing.
en baseball en right field or right fielder.
en optics imaging photography en radiance field.
en Roblox video games rare en Rainbow Friends.
Coordinate terms
en radiance field light field (LF)
Derived terms
en radiance field MoRF NeRF
Proper noun
en Russian Federation.
Translations
Russian Federation
Armenian: hy ՌԴ
Belarusian: be РФ f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 俄聯邦
Russian: ru РФ f
Ukrainian: uk РФ f
See also
electronics en HF, en VHF, en UHF, en SHF, en LF, en VLF, en ELF, en LW, en MW, en SW
Etymology 2
Combination of prefix F and prefix modifier R
Noun
en noun RF
en US military aviation reconnaissance fighter; an unarmed fighter modified for photo-reconnaissance prefix
Derived terms
en RF-111C
en RF-100A
en RF-4E
See also
en FB, en F/A
en QF, en YF, en XF
en RB, en RA, en RQ
en TR, en SR
Anagrams
en fr F&R Fr. Fr⁺⁶ fr
French
Noun
fr noun
en RF radiofrequency fr radiofréquence