ray

noun

  1. 1

    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

  2. 2

    any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

  3. 3

    the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

  4. 4

    a column of light (as from a beacon)

  5. 5

    a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

  6. 6

    a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

  7. 7

    (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

verb

  1. 1

    expose to radiation

    irradiate food

  2. 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 radiate spines in all directions

  3. 3

    emit as rays

    That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky

Synonyms

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