Dictionary Definition
ray
Noun
1 a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn:
beam, beam of
light, light beam,
ray of
light, shaft, shaft of
light, irradiation]
2 a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform
inflorescence
3 (mathematics) a straight line extending from a
point
4 a group of nearly parallel lines of
electromagnetic radiation [syn: beam, electron
beam]
5 the syllable naming the second (supertonic)
note of any major scale in solmization [syn: re]
6 any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a
fish
7 cartilaginous fishes having horizontally
flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on
the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Verb
1 emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for
miles across the sky"
2 extend or spread outward from a center or focus
or inward towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the
wheel"; "This plants radiates spines in all directions" [syn:
radiate]
3 expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn:
irradiate]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
- A beam of light or radiation.
- I saw a ray of light through the clouds.
- a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
- A rib like reinforcing of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
- a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- a tiny amount.
- Unfortunately he didn't have a ray of hope.
beam of light or radiation
- Arabic:
- Catalan: raig
- Chinese: 射線, 射线 (shèxiàn)
- Czech: paprsek
- Dutch: straal
- Esperanto: radio, radiuso
- Finnish: säde
- French: rayon
- German: Strahl
- Greek: ακτίνα
- Hebrew: קרן (qeren)
- Hungarian: sugár
- Indonesian: sinar
- Italian: raggio
- Japanese: 光線 (こうせん, kōsen)
- Korean: 광선 (gwangseon)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: تشک
- Latvian: stars
- Portuguese: raio
- Romanian: rază
- Russian: луч (luč)
- Spanish: rayo
- Swedish: stråle
- Telugu: కిరణము(kiraNamu)
marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like
fins, and a whip-like tail
mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one
direction from a point
colloquial: tiny amount
Verb
- To emit something as if in rays.
- To radiate as if in rays
Etymology 2
Noun
ray- An anglicised spelling of re.
Kurdish
Etymology
From ArabicNoun
rayTurkish
Etymology
From French railNoun
rayExtensive Definition
Ray may refer to:
- Batoidea (Rays,
skates and sawfish), a superorder of cartilaginous fishes
- Rajiformes, "True rays" and skates
- Radiation
- Ray (optics), idealized narrow beam of light
- Ray, or half-line, in geometry or physics
- Radius, which takes its name from the Latin word for "ray"
In fiction:
- Heat-Ray, the primary offensive weapon used by the Martians in the H. G. Wells's classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds
- Metal Gear RAY, bipedal tank featured in the game Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- Ray (comics), DC Comics character
- Ray (manga), manga about a female doctor with X-ray vision
In music:
- Ray (album), album by Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel
- Ray (band), US R&B trio
- Ray (R&B), R&B trio
- Ray (soundtrack)
- Ray (single), single by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin.
In geography:
- Ray, Iran
- Ray, Arizona, United States
- Ray, North Dakota, United States
- Ray, Minnesota, United States
- Ray Mountain, a volcano in British Columbia, Canada
People:
Other:
- The Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Devil Rays), a Major League Baseball Team
- Ray (film), 2004 movie biography of Ray Charles
- USS Ray, U.S. Navy vessel
See also
ray in German: Ray
ray in Esperanto: RAY
ray in French: Ray (homonymie)
ray in Italian: RAY
ray in Dutch: Ray
ray in Japanese: レイ
ray in Polish: Ray
ray in Portuguese: Ray
ray in Finnish: Ray
ray in Swedish: Ray
ray in Volapük: Ray
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Reptilia, X ray, actinic ray,
actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom, atomic beam, atomic ray,
beam, beam of light,
crest, de Broglie wave,
diffraction,
diffuse, diffusion, disperse, dispersion, drop, electromagnetic radiation,
electromagnetic wave, emanate, emanation, frequency, frequency band,
frequency spectrum, gamma ray, gleam, guided wave, in phase,
infrared ray, interference, invisible
radiation, jot, leam, light, longitudinal wave, lota, mechanical wave, minim, molecule, moonbeam, node, out of phase, patch, pencil, period, periodic wave, photon, radiance, radiate, radiation, radio wave,
radiorays, radius, ray of light, reinforcement, resonance, resonance
frequency, ribbon, ribbon
of light, scatter,
scattering, scrap, seismic wave, shaft, shock wave, shoot, shred, smidgen, solar rays, sound wave,
spoke, spread, streak, stream, stream of light, streamer, sunbeam, surface wave, tidal
wave, transverse wave, trough, ultraviolet ray, violet
ray, wave, wave equation,
wave motion, wave number, wavelength