English to English
ray
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noun (n)
- a column of light (as from a beacon)(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence(noun.plant)source: wordnet30
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point(noun.shape)source: wordnet30
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation(noun.phenomenon)source: wordnet30
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins(noun.animal)source: wordnet30
- Array; order; arrangement; dress.(noun)source: webster1913
- One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays.(noun)source: webster1913
- Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiæ, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- emit as rays(verb.weather)Example:
That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky.
source: wordnet30 - extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- To array.(verb)source: webster1913
- To mark with long lines; to streak.(verb)source: webster1913
- To shine, as with rays.(verb)source: webster1913
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