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ray

Letters that make ray

a, r, y are letters that make 'ray'

Words within ray

RA, Ra are words within 'ray'

Anagrams of ray

rya, yar are anagrams of 'ray'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of ray

dray, tray, bray, raya, rays, gray, fray, Gray, pray are words created by adding a letter to 'ray'

ray is a 3 letter word starting with r
ray is a 3 letter word ending with y

10 possible definitions for 'ray'

Ray as "cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside, most swim by moving the pectoral fins"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of elasmobranch, selachian.

Types of ray

sawfish, guitarfish, eagle ray, manta, electric ray, crampfish, numbfish, torpedo, stingray, manta ray, devilfish, skate are types of 'ray'.

Ray as "the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

re has the same meaning as ray

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of solfa syllable.

Ray as "a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

electron beam, beam have the same meaning as 'ray'

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation, electromagnetic radiation.

Types of ray

cathode ray, particle beam are types of 'ray'.

Derivatives of ray

irradiate, ray are derivatives of 'ray'.

Ray as "(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of vector.

ray as a category

'ray' can be a category of mathematics, math, maths.

Derivatives of ray

ray, radiate are derivatives of 'ray'.

Ray as "expose to radiation"

Under this definition, ray is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

irradiate has the same meaning as ray

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of treat, process.

Types of ray

bombard is a type of ray.

Derivatives of ray

electron beam, ray, beam, irradiation are derivatives of 'ray'.

Ray as "extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center"

Under this definition, ray is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

radiate has the same meaning as ray

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of go, pass, run, lead, extend.

Derivatives of ray

radiation, ray are derivatives of 'ray'.

Ray as "emit as rays"

Under this definition, ray is a verb and has the following properties:

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of emit, give out, give off.

Derivatives of ray

beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, shaft, ray are derivatives of 'ray'.

Example of ray used within this context

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

Ray as "a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of pedicel, pedicle.

Ray as "a column of light (as from a beacon)"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

beam, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light, irradiation, shaft have the same meaning as 'ray'

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of visible light, visible radiation, light.

Types of ray

heat ray, high beam, moonbeam, moon ray, moon-ray, sunbeam, sunray, low beam, laser beam are types of 'ray'.

Derivatives of ray

irradiate, beam, ray, shine, beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent are derivatives of 'ray'.

Ray as "any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish"

Under this definition, ray is a noun and has the following properties:

ray as a type

'ray' can be a type of spine.

ray as a part

'ray' can be a part of fin.