ray

  • 51ray — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful ▪ blinding, bright, brilliant ▪ a blinding ray of light ▪ golden ▪ …

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  • 52ray — Synonyms and related words: Reptilia, X ray, actinic ray, actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom, atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam of light, crest, de Broglie wave, diffraction, diffuse, diffusion, disperse, dispersion, drop, electromagnetic… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 53ray — I. /reɪ / (say ray) noun 1. a narrow beam of light. 2. a gleam, or slight manifestation, of intelligence, comfort, etc.: a ray of hope. 3. a ray like line or stretch of something. 4. Poetic light or radiance. 5. a line of sight. 6. Physics a. any …

  • 54ray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English raye, from Anglo French raie, from Latin raia Date: 14th century any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 55ray — {{11}}ray (n.1) beam of light, c.1300, from O.Fr. rai (nom. rais) ray, spoke, from L. radius ray, spoke, staff, rod (see RADIUS (Cf. radius)). Not common before 17c.; of the sun, usually in reference to heat (beam being preferred for light).… …

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  • 56ray — [[t]re͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ rays 1) N COUNT Rays of light are narrow beams of light. → See also , gamma rays, X ray ...the first rays of light spread over the horizon... It can be seen clearly in a ray of sunlight or under a lamp... The sun s rays can… …

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  • 57ray — noun (C) 1 (often plural) a narrow beam of light from the sun or from something such as a lamp: the sun s rays (+ of): Rays of light filtered through the pine trees. 2 technical a beam of heat, electricity, or other form of energy (2): a gun that …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 58ray */ — UK [reɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms ray : singular ray plural rays 1) [usually plural] an amount of light or heat from the sun The last rays of the sun were disappearing behind the mountains. Your skin needs protection from the sun s rays.… …

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  • 59ray — I [[t]reɪ[/t]] n. 1) a narrow beam of light 2) a slight manifestation: a ray of hope[/ex] 3) radiance 4) opt phs opt a) any of the lines or streams in which light appears to radiate from a luminous body b) the straight line normal to the wave… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 60Ray J — William Ray Norwood Jr. (né le 17 janvier 1981) plus communément appelé Ray J est un chanteur de r b et acteur de cinéma américain. Il n est autre que le petit frère de la chanteuse Brandy. Ils ont d ailleurs tourné ensemble dans la série Moesha… …

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