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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics) a column of light (as from a beacon) | |
| Synonyms: | beam light_beam shaft_of_light shaft ray_of_light irradiation beam_of_light | |
| Related terms: | light sunbeam heat_ray laser_beam moonbeam low_beam high_beam irradiate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 132 | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (botany) a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence | |
| Related terms: | pedicel | |
| 4. | [ verb ] expose to radiation | |
| Synonyms: | irradiate | |
| Examples: | "irradiate food" |
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| Related terms: | process beam | |
| 5. | [ verb ] emit as rays | |
| Examples: | That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky." |
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| Related terms: | emit beam | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish | |
| Related terms: | spine fin | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point | |
| Related terms: | vector mathematics | |
| 8. | [ verb ] 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 radiates spines in all directions" |
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| Related terms: | run | |
| 9. | [ verb ] send out real or metaphoric rays | |
| Synonyms: | radiate | |
| Examples: | "She radiates happiness" |
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| Related terms: | emit effuse | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (physics) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation | |
| Synonyms: | beam electron_beam | |
| Related terms: | electromagnetic_radiation particle_beam cathode_ray irradiate | |
| 11. | [ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1348 | |
| 12. | [ noun ] (music,linguistics) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization | |
| Synonyms: | re | |
| Related terms: | solfa_syllable | |
| 13. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 173 | |
| 14. | [ noun ] (zoology) cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins | |
| Related terms: | elasmobranch guitarfish skate stingray eagle_ray manta sawfish electric_ray | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rayo Raye Raya Ra raw Rau Rao Rae Rawe Rauh raiu Raia Rahu Rahe r |
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