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English noun: ray | |||
| 1. | ray (phenomenon) a column of light (as from a beacon) | ||
| Synonyms | beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | heat ray, high beam, laser beam, low beam, moon ray, moon-ray, moonbeam, sunbeam, sunray | ||
| 2. | ray (plant) a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pedicel, pedicle | ||
| 3. | ray (shape) (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | vector | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 4. | ray (phenomenon) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | ||
| Synonyms | beam, electron beam | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cathode ray, particle beam | ||
| 5. | ray (communication) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization | ||
| Synonyms | re | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | solfa syllable | ||
| 6. | ray (animal) any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | spine | ||
| Part meronym | fin | ||
| 7. | ray (animal) cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elasmobranch, selachian | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crampfish, devilfish, eagle ray, electric ray, guitarfish, manta, manta ray, numbfish, sawfish, skate, stingray, torpedo | ||
English verb: ray | |||
| 1. | ray (weather) emit as rays | ||
| Samples | That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, give off, give out | ||
| 2. | ray (stative) extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center | ||
| Samples | Spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel. This plants radiate spines in all directions. | ||
| Synonyms | radiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | extend, go, lead, pass, run | ||
| 3. | ray (change) expose to radiation | ||
| Samples | Irradiate food. | ||
| Synonyms | irradiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | process, treat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bombard | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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