ray
noun
- 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
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- 3
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- 4
a column of light (as from a beacon)
- 5
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- 6
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- 7
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
verb
- 1
expose to radiation
irradiate food
- 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
emit as rays
That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky
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