ray

n. beam; flicker, gleam; trace or hint of something (i.e. ray of hope)

v. radiate, give off rays, produce beams

n. male first name; family name; James Earl Ray (1928-1998), alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.

Ray may refer to:Ichthyology Rays, skates and sawfish (Batoidea), a superorder of generally flat-bodied cartilaginous fishes, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families.True rays and skates (Rajiformes)Butterfly rays (Gymnuridae), family of raysDeepwater stingrays (Plesiobatidae), family of raysDeepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi)Eagle rays (Myliobatidae), family of raysAustralian bull ray (Myliobatis australis), large eagle ray of temperate watersBat ray (Myliobatis californica), eagle ray found in muddy or sandy sloughsBull ray (Pteromylaeus bovinus), large eagle ray found around coasts of Europe and AfricaCownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus), the most common type of ray found in the Chesapeake BayManta ray (Manta birostris), largest of the raysNew Zealand eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus)River stingrays (Potamotrygonidae), family of raysLong-tailed river stingray (Plesiotrygon iwamae)Ocellate river stingray (Potamotrygon motoro)Round rays (Urolophidae), family of raysSixgill stingrays (Hexatrygonidae), family of raysStingrays (Dasyatidae), family of raysAtlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)Blotched fantail ray (Taeniura meyeni)Blue stingray (Dasyatis chrysonota)Bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)Bluespotted stingray (Dasyatis kuhlii)Freshwater whipray (Himantura chaophraya)Kittipong's stingray (Himantura kittipongi)Longtail stingray (Dasyatis longa)Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)Scaly whipray (Himantura imbricata)Short-tail stingray (Dasyatis brevicaudata)Southern stingray (Dasyatis americana)Thorntail stingray (Dasyatis thetidis)Electric rays (Torpediniformes), have a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric dischargeApron ray (Discopyge tschudii), numbfish of the genus DiscopygeBlind electric ray (Typhlonarke aysoni), numbfish of the genus TyphlonarkeOval electric ray (Typhlonarke tarakea), numbfish of the genus TyphlonarkePacific electric ray (Torpedo californica), species of electric ray native to the eastern Pacific Ocean
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Noun
1. a column of light (as from a beacon)
(synonym) beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
(hypernym) light, visible light, visible radiation
(hyponym) heat ray
2. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
(hypernym) pedicel, pedicle
3. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
(hypernym) vector
(derivation) radiate
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
4. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
(synonym) beam, electron beam
(hypernym) electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation
(hyponym) cathode ray
(derivation) irradiate
5. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
(synonym) re
(hypernym) solfa syllable
6. any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
(hypernym) spine
(part-holonym) fin
7. cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
(hypernym) elasmobranch, selachian
(hyponym) electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo
Verb
1. emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
(hypernym) emit, give out, give off
(derivation) beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
2. 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"
(synonym) radiate
(hypernym) run, go, pass, lead, extend
3. expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
(synonym) irradiate
(hypernym) process, treat
(derivation) beam, electron beam

n. Ray, male first name

n. Ray, male first name; James Earl Ray (1928-1998), alleged assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.