Definitions for ray
reɪray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiationnoun

   a column of light (as from a beacon)

2. raynoun

   a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

3. raynoun

   (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

4. beam, ray, electron beamnoun

   a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

5. re, raynoun

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

6. raynoun

   any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

7. rayverb

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

8. rayverb

   emit as rays

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

9. radiate, rayverb

   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"

10. irradiate, rayverb

    expose to radiation

    "irradiate food"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raynoun

   An anglicised spelling of re.

2. raynoun

   The name of the letter u27E8/u27E9, one of two which represent the r sound in Pitman shorthand.

3. Raynoun

   from a nickname meaning a king or a roe.

4. raynoun

   In early fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), a personal opinion in adapting Shari'a law.

5. Raynoun

   A surname from a Middle English nickname meaning a king or a roe.

6. Raynoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Raymond, also used as a formal given name.

   -, or Raymond if it happened to be a boy, choosing it in the hope that a name like Ray would make a boy's life easier.

7. Raynoun

   A diminutive of the female given name Rachel, more often spelled Rae.

   'Rachel told me―' 'Call her Ray. She hates Rachel.'

8. Etymology: Via, from rai, from radius.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ray

   for array.

   Edmund Spenser.

2. Raynoun

   Etymology: raie, rayon, Fr. radius, Lat.

   1. A beam of light.

   These eyes that roll in vain
   To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn. John Milton.

   The least light, or part of light, which may be stopt alone, or do or suffer any thing alone, which the rest of the light doth not or suffers not, I call a ray of light. Newton.

   2. Any lustre corporeal or intellectual.

   The air sharpen’d his visual ray. John Milton.

   3. [ Raye, Fr. raia, Lat.]A fish. Robert Ainsworth4. [ Lolium, Lat.]An herb. Robert Ainsworth

3. To Rayverb

   To streak; to mark in long lines. An old word.

   Etymology: rayer, Fr. from the noun.

   Beside a bubbling fountain low she lay,
   Which she increased with her bleeding heart,
   And the clean waves with purple gore did ray. Fa. Qu.

   His horse is raied with the yellows. William Shakespeare.

   Was ever man so beaten? was ever men so raied? was ever man so weary? William Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ray

   Finland's Slot Machine Association or RAY (Finnish: Raha-automaattiyhdistys) was a government-supervised and -owned nonprofit gaming (gambling) association (statutory corporation) in Finland. On January 1, 2017, RAY merged with the government-supervised and -owned nonprofit betting agency Veikkaus and Fintoto. The new company that was founded as a result is also called "Veikkaus". RAY was a gambling monopoly whose proceedings went to domestic charity such as pensioner care and gambling addiction treatment. While RAY was best known for its slot machines, the company also dealt in online gambling and controlled the only official casino in Finland, Casino Helsinki.RAY's operations were governed by legislation and decrees. The operations of the other Finnish gaming organisations, Veikkaus and Fintoto, are also based on the Finnish Lotteries Act. The act was last amended in 2012.RAY's revenue came from slot machines, casino games, and casino and digital gaming. All the proceeds from RAY's gaming operations were used to support Finnish health and welfare, and these funding decisions were also based on legislation.The history of the Tuplapotti predecessor, the Potti game, dates back to 1986, and in the 1990s a newer version of it was developed that rose to much greater popularity than its predecessor. The game was developed by Veikkaus (by then known as RAY), and the game is still one of the favorite gambling games in Finland.

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1. ray

   A ray in geometry is a straight line that starts at a certain point and extends infinitely in one direction. Unlike a line, which extends in two directions, a ray has one fixed endpoint and never ends on the other side. It is often used to represent the path of light or the direction of a vector.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rayverb

   to array

2. Rayverb

   to mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile

3. Raynoun

   array; order; arrangement; dress

4. Raynoun

   one of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays

5. Raynoun

   a radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius

6. Raynoun

   one of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes

7. Raynoun

   one of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran

8. Raynoun

   a line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray

9. Raynoun

   one of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light

10. Raynoun

    sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen

11. Raynoun

    one of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray

12. Raynoun

    to mark with long lines; to streak

13. Raynoun

    to send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles

14. Rayverb

    to shine, as with rays

15. Raynoun

    any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc

16. Raynoun

    in a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate

17. Etymology: [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. Radius.]

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1. Ray

   Ray is a 2004 biographical film focusing on 30 years of the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was directed by Taylor Hackford and starred Jamie Foxx in the title role; Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance. Charles was set to attend an opening of the completed film, but he died of liver disease in June, several months before its premiere.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Ray

   rā, n. array.—v.t. to array—hence, ironically, (Shak.) to bedaub. [Array.]

2. Ray

   rā, n. a line of light or heat: a beam or gleam of intellectual light: a radiating part of any structure: (bot.) the outer part of a flower-cluster.—v.t. to radiate: to furnish with rays.—v.i. to shine out.—adjs. Rayed, having rays; Ray′less, without rays: destitute of light. [Fr. raie—L. radius, a rod.]

3. Ray

   rā, n. a popular name for such flat, cartilaginous fishes as the skate, thornback, and torpedo.—n. Ray′-oil, oil prepared from the livers of ray-fish. [Fr. raie—L. raia.]

4. Ray

   rā, n. the scab—a disease of sheep.

5. Ray

   rā, n. (mus.) the second note of the diatonic scale.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ray

   A line of sight. Also, a flat rhomboidal fish with a rough skin; genus, Raia.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ray

   A visible form of light and energy.

   The sun has beautiful beaming rays.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

2. ---

   rayverb

   The Sun's Most High radiance under Yahweh as a regular army denoting a state, condition, or quality: glory, and denoting an action or its results: blasphemy or victory.

   The Ray in the heavens is countless meaning there are too many to count.

   Etymology: Light

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 28, 2023  

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1. ray

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2. RAY

   What does RAY stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RAY acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ray is ranked #220 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ray surname appeared 133,171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 45 would have the surname Ray.
   
   74.9% or 99,838 total occurrences were White.
   17.5% or 23,358 total occurrences were Black.
   2.5% or 3,409 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 2,730 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 2,584 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.9% or 1,238 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Emit
   • Extend
   • Math
   • Pedicel
   • Solfa Syllable
   • Spine
   • Treat
   • Vector

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ray' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3332

Anagrams for ray »

1. yar

2. ayr

3. Ayr

4. ary

How to pronounce ray?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ray in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ray in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ray in a Sentence

1. Ewan McGregor:

   You see my naked body, although I wear some padding for Ray to make him heavier, this scene had to justify that padding. It wouldn’t make sense for me to wear padding and not be fat when I got out of the bath. So when I got out of the bath, I was properly overweight for me.

2. Oliver Goldsmith:

   Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.

3. Daniel Wang:

   What we see in the picture is a violent or energetic ecosystem in our galaxy’s downtown, there are a lot of supernova remnants, black holes, and neutron stars there. Each X-ray dot or feature represents an energetic source, most of which are in the center.

4. Sandy Sagitto:

   Wow, we have headed into the Superman realm. You have the x-ray vision.

5. Deputy Chief James Mill:

   Ben Franklin has the run of the station, and it's amazing Ben Franklin's like one of those friends who always shows up at a party that everybody loves, so even if you're having a terrible day, if Ben Franklin walks in, seriously it's like a ray of sunshine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ray
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ray
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ray
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ray
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ray
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ray
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=ray
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html