sunray

sunray

(ˈsʌnˌreɪ)

n

1. (Physical Geography) literary a ray of light from the sun

2. (General Physics) a ray of ultraviolet light artificially produced, as for instance by a sunray lamp

adj

resembling sunrays, radiating from a central point, having a design like radiating sunbeams

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sun•ray

(ˈsʌnˌreɪ)

n.

a ray of sunlight; sunbeam.

[1820–30]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sunray - a ray of sunlight       sunbeam light beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam, shaft - a column of light (as from a beacon) sunlight, sunshine, sun - the rays of the sun; "the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind"
	2.	sunray - herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona Enceliopsis nudicaulis wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant Enceliopsis, genus Enceliopsis - small genus of xerophytic herbs of southwestern United States
	3.	sunray - a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp sun-ray ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation, UV - radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays

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Translations

Sonnenstrahl

sunray

[ˈsʌnreɪ] ADJ sunray lamp → lámpara f ultravioleta
sunray treatment → helioterapia f, tratamiento m con lámpara ultravioleta

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