ray
ray
- n a column of light (as from a beacon)
- n a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- n (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- n a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- n the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
- n any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- n cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- v emit as rays
That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky - v extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
- v expose to radiation
- Patients are getting worried about X rays.
- The Matthews "ray" would kill or disable infantry and its inventor said: "In the near future, machine guns will be found only in museums.
- Pigeons killed on the fly by a mysterious ray, a genuine and ingenious new welding process, big round sums of money and a short, myopic Spaniard were the ingredients of a story .