Ray (r ), Cape A promontory of extreme southwest Newfoundland, Canada, on Cabot Strait. |
| Ray, John 1627-1705. English naturalist who was the first to use anatomy to distinguish between specific plants and animals and established "species" as the basic classification of living things. |
| Ray, Man 1890-1976. American artist. A founder of Dada in New York, he is known for his photographs, paintings, sculpture, films, and later experiments with surrealism. |
Ray (r ), Satyajit 1921-1992. Indian filmmaker whose works, especially the trilogy including The World of Apu (1958), offer a contemplative depiction of Bengali life. |
| ray 1 (r) n. 1. a. A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiant energy. b. A graphic or other representation of such a line. 2. Radiance; light. 3. A small amount; a trace: not a ray of hope left. 4. Mathematics A straight line extending from a point. Also called half-line. 5. A structure or part having the form of a straight line extending from a point. 6. Any of the bright streaks that are seen radiating from some craters on the moon. 7. Botany a. A ray flower or the corolla of a ray flower. b. A branch of an umbel. 8. Zoology a. One of the bony spines supporting the membrane of a fish's fin. b. One of the arms of a starfish or other radiate animal. 9. rays Slang Sunshine: Let's go to the beach and catch some rays. tr.v. rayed, ray·ing, rays 1. To send out as rays; emit. 2. To supply with rays or radiating lines. 3. To cast rays on; irradiate. [Middle English, from Old French rai, from Latin radius.] |
| ray 2 (r) n. Any of various marine fishes of the order Rajiformes or Batoidei, having cartilaginous skeletons, horizontally flattened bodies, and narrow tails. [Middle English raye, from Old French raie, from Latin raia.] |
ray 1
Noun
1. a narrow beam of light
2. any of a set of lines spreading from a central point
3. a slight indication: a ray of hope
4. Maths a straight line extending from a point
5. a thin beam of electromagnetic radiation or particles
6. any of the spines that support the fin of a fish [Old French rai]
ray 2
Noun
a sea fish related to the sharks, with a flattened body and a long whiplike tail [Old French raie]
ray 3
Noun
Music (in tonic sol-fa) the second note of any ascending major scale
| ray (r) 1. A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiation. 2. A geometric figure consisting of the part of a line that is on one side of a point on the line. 3. See ray flower. |
Ray(s) an order or array of soldiers, 1470.
Examples: rays of chastity, 1634; of comfort, 1781; of divinity, 1674; of genius, 1856; of gold, 1729; of hope, 1838; of horsemen, 1542; of truth, 1732.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  ray - a column of light (as from a beacon)heat ray - a ray that produces a thermal effect high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination light, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" laser beam - a beam of light generated by a laser low beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance |
| 2. | ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence | |
| 3. | ray - (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement vector - a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction | |
| 4. |  ray - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiationcathode ray - a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation - radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge particle beam - a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) | |
| 5. | ray - the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization | |
| 6. | ray - any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish spine - a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin fin - organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals | |
| 7. | ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins elasmobranch, selachian - any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates crampfish, electric ray, numbfish, torpedo - any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges sawfish - primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout guitarfish - primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body stingray - large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds eagle ray - powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays manta ray, manta, devilfish - extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned skate - large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins | |
| Verb | 1. | ray - emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" |
| 2. | ray - 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" extend, run, lead, pass, go - stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets" | |
| 3. | ray - expose to radiation; "irradiate food" bombard - direct high energy particles or radiation against |
ray
Translations
n ray [rei]
1 a narrow beam (of light, heat etc) the sun's rays; X-rays; heat-rays; a ray of light. straal شُعاع лъч paprsek stråle der Strahl αχτίδα rayo kiir شعاع؛ پرتو säde rayon קֶרֶן किरण zraka sugár sinar geisli raggio 光線 선, 광선 spindulys stars; starojums sinar straal stråle promień raio rază de soare луч lúč žarek zrak stråle รังสี ışın, ışık demeti 射光線 промінь شعاع tia 射光线
2 a slight amount (of hope etc). straaltjie بَصيص، مِقْدار قَليل проблясък надежда zásvit glimt der Strahl αχτίδα (μτφ.) brizna, resquicio kiir کوره امید pilkahdus lueur שְׁבִיב थोड़ी मात्रा tračak reménysugár secercah vonarglæta raggio わずか 소량 spindulėlis, prošvaistė stariņš sedikit (harapan) sprankje glimt promyczek raio licărire проблеск záblesk žarek (upanja) tračak strimma, สิ่งเล็กน้อยที่คาดหวัง ... ışığı 微量 проблиск خوشی یا امید کی کرن chút ít 微量
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