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

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