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Definition of Ray
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Ray
To array. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. Array; order; arrangement; dress. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius. One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes. One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray. One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray. To mark with long lines; to streak. To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. To shine, as with rays. Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. Related Definitions:
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Ray Quotations
I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed. B. B. King Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. Ralph Waldo Emerson Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray. Lord Byron Ray Charles, in his own way, it's like at the beginning, Ray Charles changed American music, not once but twice. Taylor Hackford Revie said there was nothing between me and Ray yet he never gave me a chance to show what I could do. Peter Shilton |
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Ray Translations
ray in Afrikaans is radio ray in Dutch is straal, spaak ray in German is strahl, Schimmer, ausstrahlen, Strahl ray in Italian is raggio, emettere ray in Portuguese is raio ray in Spanish is raya, rayo |
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