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RAY

Definition:

[noun] a column of light (as from a beacon)
Synonyms: beam, beam of light, light beam, of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation
[noun] a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
[noun] (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
[noun] a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
Synonyms: beam, electron beam
[noun] the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
Synonyms: re
[noun] any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
[noun] cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
[verb] emit as rays; "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: radiate
[verb] expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
Synonyms: irradiate