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ray

/ ray /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Type of:
elasmobranch selachian
Kinds of:
electric ray crampfish numbfish torpedo sawfish
noun Sense 2
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
Type of:
vector
Derived:
radiate
Domain:
mathematics math maths
noun Sense 3
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
Type of:
pedicel pedicle
noun Sense 4
any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
Type of:
spine
Has parts:
fin
verb Sense 5
emit as rays
"That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
Type of:
emit give out give off
Derived:
beam beam of light light beam ray of light shaft
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
Type of:
electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave nonparticulate radiation
Kinds of:
cathode ray particle beam
Derived:
irradiate
noun Sense 7
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Type of:
solfa syllable
verb Sense 8
expose to radiation
"irradiate food"
Type of:
process treat
Derived:
beam electron beam irradiation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
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"
Type of:
run go pass
Derived:
radiation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 10
a column of light (as from a beacon)
Type of:
light visible light visible radiation
Kinds of:
heat ray high beam moonbeam moon ray moon-ray
Derived:
irradiate shine beam
Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
48
Times Searched
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elasmobranch selachian electric ray crampfish numbfish torpedo sawfish vector pedicel pedicle spine emit