RAY

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

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