Wheel (disambiguation)
Wheel stands for:
- a common figure in heraldry, see wheel (heraldry)
- a symbol in Buddhism, wheel of becoming, see wheel of life
- a symbol in Buddhism, wheel of law, see Dharmachakra
- a yoga exercise, see Chakrasana
- a figure in gymnastics, see Radschlag
- a torture method, see wheels
- a tool in 19th century psychiatry, see hollow wheel
- the splendid plumage of male peacocks, see Asian peacocks
- a basic form of salvo in gunfire , see gunfire #Types of gunfire
- a polish pistol, see wheel (pistol)
- a video game, see wheel (computer game)
The following geographical objects are called rad :
- Rad (municipality of Kleinzell) , part of the municipality of Kleinzell , district of Lilienfeld, Lower Austria
- Rad (community Wolfern) , place near Wolfern , district Steyr-Land, Upper Austria
- Rad (2661 m), mountain peak in Glärnisch in Switzerland
Rad is the family name of the following people:
- Jamal Karimi-Rad (1956-2006), Iranian politician
- Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971), German Protestant theologian
- Jacob Christoph Rad (1799–1871), head of a sugar factory, inventor of the sugar lump
- Maxim Rad (* approx. 1957), German singer, guitarist and composer
- Michael von Rad (1939–2014), German physician
- Mohammad Hosein Taromi-Rad , Iranian cleric and diplomat
- Ulrich von Rad (* 1935), German geologist
Rad , work title:
- Das Rad , German short animation film (2001)
rad stands for:
- Radian (unit) , unit of measure for angles in radians
- Rad (unit) , an outdated unit of absorbed dose of radiation ( radiation absorbed dose )
RAD is an abbreviation for:
- Rapid application development , software development model
- Rational Application Developer , software development environment
- Reactive attachment disorder , English-language term for attachment disorder
- Reich Labor Service , organization in the German Reich from 1933–1945
- Royal Academy of Dance , international dance academy specializing in classical ballet
See also:
Wiktionary: Rad - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations