ray


ray - noun

  • a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
  • (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
  • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
  • the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
  • any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
  • cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

    • ray - verb

    • emit as rays
    • extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
    • expose to radiation

    ray - thesaurus

    beam   irradiate   irradiation   radiate   re   shaft  


    View spelling list ay words - set 1 and learn about the word ray in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for ray

    r is 1 a is 1 y is 4
    Scrabble score = 6

    generated at 01:05:25 on 26-05-25

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