ray

1
[ rey ]
/ reɪ /

noun

verb (used without object)

to emit rays.
to issue in rays.

verb (used with object)

Idioms for ray

    get/grab some rays, Slang. to relax in the sun, especially to sunbathe.

Origin of ray

1
1300–50; Middle English raie, raye < Old French rai < Latin radius radius

OTHER WORDS FROM ray

ray·like, adjective

Definition for rays (2 of 3)

ray 2
[ rey ]
/ reɪ /

noun

any of numerous elasmobranch fishes, adapted for life on the sea bottom, having a flattened body and greatly enlarged pectoral fins with the gills on the undersides.

Origin of ray

2
1275–1325; Middle English raye (< Old French rai) < Latin raia

Definition for rays (3 of 3)

Ray
[ rey for 1, 2, 4–6; rahy for 3 ]
/ reɪ for 1, 2, 4–6; raɪ for 3 /

noun

John,1627?–1705, English naturalist.
Man [man] /mæn/,1890–1976, U.S. painter and photographer.
Sat·ya·jit [suht-yuh-jit] /ˈsʌt yə dʒɪt/,1921–92, Indian film director.
Cape, a promontory at the SW extremity of Newfoundland, Canada, on the Cabot Strait, at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
a male given name, form of Raymond.
Also Raye. a female given name, form of Rachel.

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British Dictionary definitions for rays (1 of 5)

Ray 1
/ (reɪ) /

noun

Cape Ray a promontory in SW Newfoundland, Canada

British Dictionary definitions for rays (2 of 5)

Ray 2
/ (reɪ) /

noun

John . 1627–1705, English naturalist. He originated natural botanical classification and the division of flowering plants into monocotyledons and dicotyledons
Man, real name Emmanuel Rudnitsky . 1890–1976, US surrealist photographer
Satyajit (ˈsætjədʒɪt). 1921–92, Indian film director, noted for his Apu trilogy (1955–59)

British Dictionary definitions for rays (3 of 5)

ray 1
/ (reɪ) /

noun

verb

Word Origin for ray

C14: from Old French rai, from Latin radius spoke, radius

British Dictionary definitions for rays (4 of 5)

ray 2
/ (reɪ) /

noun

any of various marine selachian fishes typically having a flattened body, greatly enlarged winglike pectoral fins, gills on the undersurface of the fins, and a long whiplike tail. They constitute the orders Torpediniformes (electric rays) and Rajiformes

Word Origin for ray

C14: from Old French raie, from Latin raia

British Dictionary definitions for rays (5 of 5)

ray 3
/ (reɪ) /

noun

music (in tonic sol-fa) the second degree of any major scale; supertonic

Word Origin for ray

C14: see gamut

Medical definitions for rays (1 of 2)

ray
[ rā ]

n.

A narrow beam of light or other electromagnetic radiation.
A narrow beam of particles, as a cathode.
A structure or part having the form of a straight line extending from a point.

Medical definitions for rays (2 of 2)

Ray
John 1627-1705

English naturalist who was the first to use anatomy to distinguish between specific plants and animals. He established the species as the basic classification of living things.

Scientific definitions for rays

ray
[ rā ]

A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiation.
A geometric figure consisting of the part of a line that is on one side of a point on the line.
See ray flower.