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ray

UK/ɹeɪ/ US/ɹeɪ/ common
noun (7) verb (3)

noun

1.
2.
3.

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

4.
5.

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

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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”
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3.

expose to radiation

  • “irradiate food”
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Origin

* As an English surname, from pet forms derived from the root of Raymond. * Also as an English surname, from Old French rei (“king”). Compare Roy, King. * Also as an English surname, from Old English rā (“roe deer”). Compare Roe. * Also as an English surname, variant of Wray and Rye. * As a Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McRae. * As a French surname, from the verb raier (“to gush out, flow, radiate”). Compare Leray. * As a Polish and Slovene surname, Americanized from Raj, from raj (“paradise”). * As an Indian surname, variant of Rai.

Phrases

  • alpha ray
  • anticrepuscular ray
  • Becquerel calorific ray
  • Becquerel ray
  • calorific ray
  • Cape Ray
  • catch some rays
  • cosmic ray
  • crepuscular ray
  • Ray County

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