ray
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1.0
- noun
- /reɪ/
:
rayo
- And make sure it's positioned to catch the first rays of sun from the east.
- a ray of light
- a ray of sunlight
- an X-ray
The flame was lit by the sun's rays in Greece last week.
- The flame was lit by the sun's rays in Greece last week.
Examples
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A small hole in the cloud allows one ray of sunlight to shine through.
Fiction book (1990) -
The flame was lit by the sun's rays in Greece last week.
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And I guess it gives me a ray of hope, knowing we're so much alike.
Fiction book (1992) -
OK, there are light rays which go out to Infinity.
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So very close to the horizon, the light rays slow down.
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The climax of the ceremony must coincide... ...with the first rays of the rising sun.
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The irregular outcrops of bedrock glowed in the eerie rays cast by the bleeding sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
The sun's rays filtered through the trees, creating a beautiful pattern on the ground.
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She stood in the garden, basking in the warm rays of the afternoon sun.
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The scientist measured the intensity of the laser rays in the laboratory.
Synonyms
275
3.4
A line of light that shines from one place to another
17
3.9
A very narrow, bright light in one color that can cut or point at things
15
5.0
A narrow beam of light that falls in a straight line
12
2.5
A narrow line of light from a lamp or the sun
9
1.0
A narrow ray of sunlight you can see in the air
5
8.0
A strong beam of energy that makes things hot from far away
4
2.2
A narrow column of light that you can see in the air
4
3.5
A narrow beam of light that shines through an opening and lights a small area
2
2.0
A narrow beam of light you can see shining through darkness
1
1.4
A narrow beam of sunlight that shines through clouds or windows
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
21
4.2
Very strong invisible rays that come from radioactive materials and can harm living tissue
- Specialized
12
3.3
A machine that uses X rays to take pictures of the inside of the body or of bags
- Specialized
5
3.9
A strong invisible light from the sun that can damage skin and kill germs
2
4.8
A very large sea animal with wide triangle-shaped fins that eats tiny sea plants and animals
- Specialized
2
7.0
A stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that makes images on old television screens or similar devices
- Archaic
1
6.0
A large glass device in old TVs and computer screens that makes pictures with a beam of electrons
- Specialized
1
3.0
Special film that records pictures made by X-rays to show bones or the inside of objects
1
7.2
A flat sea fish with a rounded body that lives on the sea floor and gives strong electric shocks
1
7.5
A large flat sea animal in warm water with long pointed fins and white spots on its back
- Specialized
1
7.1
A way X-rays scatter from the atoms in a crystal to show its structure
- Archaic
An electronic device that shows changing electrical signals as lines on a screen using a tube
- Specialized
A large flat sea animal with wing-like fins and a pointed nose found along the east coast of North America
- Specialized
A band of cells in a stem or root that moves water and nutrients sideways
- Archaic
People use a very short wave of energy to take pictures of the inside of the body
- Specialized
A lamp that gives strong ultraviolet light for medical or beauty treatments
- Specialized
A strong invisible light from a special lamp used for tanning or skin treatment
- Specialized
A thin layer of cells in a plant stem that moves water and food sideways
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ray comes from the Latin word radius, which meant a 'spoke' of a wheel or a thin 'line', so a ray of light is like a thin beam or spoke of light reaching out.