ray

/rˈeɪ/

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Noun
a column of light (as from a beacon)
Noun
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
Noun
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
Noun
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
Noun
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Noun
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
Noun
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Verb
emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
Verb
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"
Verb
expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
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