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rayed

rayed

6.5
Having lines that spread out from the middle like the sun
  • adjective
  • /reɪd/
translation icon : radiante
  • The painting features a beautiful sun with rayed beams that extend across the sky.

Examples

  • The rayed design of the stained glass window created a stunning display of colors in the church.

  • Her dress had a rayed pattern that radiated from the waist, giving it an elegant look.

  • And then so notice beneath her, beneath the Phrygian cap, on the top left, there's the seven rays crown.

Synonyms

radial
vsrayed
4 5.9

Having lines that spread out from a central point

describes having lines or beams spreading out from a center
star-shaped
vsrayed
3 3.4

Having the shape of a star with points coming from the center

describes ray-like parts but not necessarily a pointed star shape
stellate
vsrayed
  • Specialized
1 8.8

Shaped like a star with parts spreading from the center

covers the same radiating pattern but in broader scientific style
radiate
vsrayed
  • Specialized
6.7

Having parts that spread out from a central point like rays

refers specifically to parts or beams spreading out from a center
radiating
vsrayed
4.2

Spreading out from a center in all directions, like heat from a fire

focuses on the outward movement rather than a fixed arrangement

Compounds

A wild plant in the northwestern United States with large leaves at the base, hairy stems, and single white flowers

How Radiating

radiant
64 4.1
radiating
4.2
rayed
6.5
rayless
  • Specialized
9.8

Surface Forms

rayed positive

Morphology

rayed = ray (transparent) = ray + ed

Formed by productive adjectival/past-participial suffixation of the noun 'ray', yielding the predictable meaning 'having rays'.

Etymology

The word rayed comes from the word ray, which means 'a line of light', like the sun's rays or the lines from a sunflower. So rayed means 'having lines or beams that spread out from a center'.