ray
9
4.2
- noun
- /reɪ/
- And here we come to our coral reef, home to many species, including over 50 types of fish, the green moray eel, the cownose ray--
- ray and stingray
- eagle ray
- cownose ray
Examples
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The large ray used its winglike fins to maneuver effortlessly along the ocean floor.
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It's just a manta ray.
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So this large shovelnose ray was about two to three meters.
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What do you think about manta rays?
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Hiding at the bottom of this tank under the sand is the Torpedo marmorata and it's an electric ray.
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The diver swam alongside a gentle ray as it glided gracefully through the water.
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At the aquarium, we saw several species of ray, including the manta and the cownose.
Synonyms
1
6.8
A fish whose skeleton is made of soft cartilage not bone
Compounds
- Specialized
22
4.2
Very strong invisible rays that come from radioactive materials and can harm living tissue
- Specialized
15
3.3
A machine that uses X rays to take pictures of the inside of the body or of bags
- Specialized
6
3.9
A strong invisible light from the sun that can damage skin and kill germs
4
4.8
A very large sea animal with wide triangle-shaped fins that eats tiny sea plants and animals
- Specialized
3
7.0
A stream of electrons in a vacuum tube that makes images on old television screens or similar devices
- Specialized
2
6.9
A strong invisible light from a special lamp used for tanning or skin treatment
- Archaic
2
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
- Specialized
1
7.1
A way X-rays scatter from the atoms in a crystal to show its structure
1
7.5
A large flat sea animal in warm water with long pointed fins and white spots on its back
1
7.2
A flat sea fish with a rounded body that lives on the sea floor and gives strong electric shocks
- Archaic
1
6.9
People use a very short wave of energy to take pictures of the inside of the body
- Specialized
1
9.9
A band of cells in a stem or root that moves water and nutrients sideways
- Specialized
1
9.2
A large flat sea animal with wing-like fins and a pointed nose found along the east coast of North America
- Archaic
1
8.2
An electronic device that shows changing electrical signals as lines on a screen using a tube
- Specialized
A lamp that gives strong ultraviolet light for medical or beauty treatments
- Specialized
A thin layer of cells in a plant stem that moves water and food sideways
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ray for the fish comes from the old Greek word raia, which named this flat, winglike sea animal, and that is why we still say 'stingray' and 'manta ray'.