Definition of rays Rays
/ɹejˈz/ - [reyz] -
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Wiktionary 
- rays (Noun)
Plural of ray.
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| ray - cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins | ||
| elasmobranch, selachian any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates | ||
| crampfish, electric ray, numbfish, torpedo any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges | ||
| sawfish primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout | ||
| guitarfish primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body | ||
| stingray large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds | ||
| eagle ray powerful free-swimming tropical ray noted for `soaring' by flapping winglike fins; usually harmless but has venomous tissue near base of the tail as in stingrays | ||
| manta ray, manta, devilfish extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned | ||
| ray - (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point | ||
| vector (genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell | ||
| math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement | ||
| ray - any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish | ||
| spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin | ||
| ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence | ||
| ray - a column of light (as from a beacon) | ||
| beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation | ||
| visible light, visible radiation, light any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" | ||
| heat ray a ray that produces a thermal effect | ||
| high beam the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination | ||
| moon-ray, moon ray, moonbeam a ray of moonlight | ||
| sunbeam, sunray a ray of sunlight | ||
| laser beam a beam of light generated by a laser | ||
| ray - a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | ||
| beam, electron beam | ||
| electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge | ||
| cathode ray a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube | ||
| ray - the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization | ||
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| ray - emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" | ||
| give off, emit, give out have as a by-product; "The big cities gave off so many wonderful American qualities" | ||
| ray - expose to radiation; "irradiate food" | ||
| irradiate | ||
| process, treat subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | ||
| bombard direct high energy particles or radiation against | ||
| ray - 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" | ||
| radiate | ||
| lead, extend, pass, go, run cause to undertake a certain action; "Her greed led her to forge the checks" | ||
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Wiktionary
- ray (Noun)
A beam of light or radiation. - ray (Noun)
A marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail. - ray (Noun)
A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin. - ray (Noun)
A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point. - ray (Noun)
A tiny amount. - ray (Noun)
An anglicised spelling of re. - ray (Noun)
The name of the letter ⟨/⟩, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand . - ray (Noun)
Array; order; arrangement; dress. - ray (Verb)
To emit something as if in rays. - ray (Verb)
To radiate as if in rays.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- ray (v. t.)
To array. - ray (v. t.)
To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. - ray (n.)
Array; order; arrangement; dress. - ray (n.)
One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. - ray (n.)
A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius. - ray (n.)
One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes. - ray (n.)
One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. - ray (n.)
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray. - ray (n.)
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light. - ray (n.)
Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. - ray (n.)
One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray. - ray (n.)
To mark with long lines; to streak. - ray (n.)
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. - ray (v. i.)
To shine, as with rays. - ray (n.)
Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. - ray (n.)
In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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An animal of the superorder Batoidea of cartilaginous fishes, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families. -
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Stream of particles or electromagnetic waves. -
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An idealized narrow beam of light. -
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To emit as rays. -
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To expose to radiation. -
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A historic city in the province of Tehran, Iran. -
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Ray was a town in Arizona. There was a huge copper mine there, which grew so big that all the people in the town had to leave. -
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A city in Williams County in North Dakota in the United States. -
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A male name.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rā, n. array.—v.t. to array—hence, ironically, (Shak.) to bedaub. [Array.] -
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rā, n. a line of light or heat: a beam or gleam of intellectual light: a radiating part of any structure: (bot.) the outer part of a flower-cluster.—v.t. to radiate: to furnish with rays.—v.i. to shine out.—adjs. Rayed, having rays; Ray′less, without rays: destitute of light. [Fr. raie—L. radius, a rod.] -
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rā, n. a popular name for such flat, cartilaginous fishes as the skate, thornback, and torpedo.—n. Ray′-oil, oil prepared from the livers of ray-fish. [Fr. raie—L. raia.] -
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rā, n. the scab—a disease of sheep -
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rā, n. (mus.) the second note of the diatonic scale
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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A line of sight. Also, a flat rhomboidal fish with a rough skin; genus, Raia.
Wikipedia 
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A ray is a kind of sea creature.
The word "ray" is also used to mean a beam of light, especially from the Sun.
