[
UK
/ɹˈeɪ/
]
[ US /ˈɹeɪ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪ/ ]
VERB
-
emit as rays
That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky -
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
This plants radiate spines in all directions
spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel -
expose to radiation
irradiate food
NOUN
- a column of light (as from a beacon)
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
How To Use ray In A Sentence
- A thin veil of fog had rolled in off the bay, obscuring his view and coating the area in a pale gray-white mist.
- Their prayers were answered and the child was found safe and well.
- Band leader, Ray Blue, is also a composer, arranger and performer on tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.
- The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
- Halpern kept his arms crossed and eyes forward, while Ren was grinning and tucking a few stray hairs up under a mesh caul.
- She was in her sixties and wore her thinning gray hair pulled back in a loose bun with all but a few strands secured by bobby pins.
- The one who liked the girls a bit too much. peteyboosh I agree with Pat: composting (Ray should not compost old cheese and tortillas), social cropdusting requires attention at Ediible Geography. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
- Some retailers, including Sears, have already held some "door-buster" early-morning sales, which makes Black Friday -- the day after Thanksgiving that's looked upon as a kick-off to the holiday shopping season -- a little "grayer," he said. Boulder Daily Camera Most Viewed
- The feeling of betrayal goes far deeper. Times, Sunday Times
- My store-bought long dresses are too "dressy" and made of rayon and other finer fabrics that are not suitable for housework. Sewing Simple Clothing
