Meaning & Definition of Ray in English
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Ray
/re/
noun
1. A column of light (as from a beacon)
synonym:
- beam,
- beam of light,
- light beam,
- ray,
- ray of light,
- shaft,
- shaft of light,
- irradiation
2. A branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
synonym:
- ray
3. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
synonym:
- ray
4. A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
synonym:
- beam,
- ray,
- electron beam
5. The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
synonym:
- re,
- ray
6. Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
synonym:
- ray
7. Cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside
- Most swim by moving the pectoral fins
synonym:
- ray
verb
1. Emit as rays
- "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
synonym:
- ray
2. Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- "Spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"
- "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
synonym:
- radiate,
- ray
3. Expose to radiation
- "Irradiate food"
synonym:
- irradiate,
- ray
Examples of using
Not a ray of light could reach the closet.
An infrared ray is electromagnetic radiation.
A single ray of sunlight shone through a chink in the shuttered window.