ray
Nouns
- (n) a column of light (as from a beacon) beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam, shaft,
- (n) a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- (n) (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- (n) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation electron beam, beam,
- (n) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization re,
- (n) any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- (n) cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Verbs
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(v) emit as rays
- That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky
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(v) 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
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(v) expose to radiation
- irradiate food