ray - Meaning in Konkani

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ray - Meaning in Konkani

ray Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of ray in English

ray noun

1. cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
2. any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
3. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

   Synonyms

   re, re, re

4. a column of light (as from a beacon)

   Synonyms

   beam of light, beam, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light, shaft

5. a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

   Synonyms

   beam, electron beam

6. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
7. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

ray verb

1. expose to radiation

   Synonyms

   irradiate

   Example

   • "irradiate food"
2. extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

   Synonyms

   radiate

   Examples

   • "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"
   • "This plants radiate spines in all directions"
3. emit as rays

   Example

   • "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

Synonyms of ray

• re
• beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
• beam, electron beam
• irradiate
• radiate

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