| NOUN | phenomenon | ray, beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
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| plant | ray | a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence | |
| shape | ray | (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point | |
| phenomenon | ray, beam, electron beam | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | |
| communication | ray, re | the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization | |
| animal | ray | any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish | |
| animal | ray | cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside | |
| VERB | weather | ray | emit as rays |
| stative | ray, radiate | extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center | |
| change | ray, irradiate | expose to radiation |
| Sounds | rey' | |
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| Rhymes | ashtray ... x-ray / X-ray: 35 rhymes with rey... | |
| Meaning | A column of light (as from a beacon). | |
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| Synonyms | beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation | |
| Narrower | heat ray | A ray that produces a thermal effect |
| high beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination | |
| laser beam | A beam of light generated by a laser | |
| low beam | The beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance | |
| moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray | A ray of moonlight | |
| sunbeam, sunray | A ray of sunlight | |
| Broader | light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
| Spanish | haz de luz, haz, irradiación, rayo de luz, rayo | |
| Catalan | raig | |
| Adjectives | radial | issuing in rays from a common center |
| Verbs | ray | emit as rays |
| Meaning | A branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence. | |
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| Broader | pedicel, pedicle | A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence |
| Adjectives | rayless | having no parts resembling rays |
| Meaning | (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point. | |
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| Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
| Broader | vector | A straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction |
| Spanish | rayo, semirrecta | |
| Catalan | raig | |
| Verbs | ray | extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center |
| Meaning | A group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation. | |
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| Synonyms | beam, electron beam | |
| Narrower | cathode ray | A beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube |
| particle beam | A collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) | |
| Broader | 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 |
| Verbs | ray | expose to radiation |
| Meaning | The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization. | |
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| Synonym | re | |
| Broader | solfa syllable | One of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization |
| Spanish | re | |
| Catalan | re | |
| Meaning | Any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish. | |
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| Part of | fin | organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals |
| Broader | spine | A sharp rigid animal process or appendage |
| Meaning | emit as rays. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky" | |
| Broader | emit, give out, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge |
| Spanish | despedir rayos | |
| Nouns | ray | a column of light (as from a beacon) |
| Meaning | Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | radiate | |
| Broader | run, go, pass, lead, extend | stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope |
| Spanish | irradiar, radiar | |
| Catalan | irradiar, radiar | |
| Nouns | ray | (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point |
| Meaning | expose to radiation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | irradiate | |
| Narrower | bombard | Direct high energy particles or radiation against |
| Broader | process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition |
| Spanish | irradiar | |
| Catalan | irradiar | |
| Nouns | ray | a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation |
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