Ray

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English

Etymology 1

Via Middle English and Old French from Latin radius

Pronunciation

Noun

ray (rays)

  1. a beam of light or radiation.
    I saw a ray of light through the clouds.
  2. a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
  3. (Mathematics) a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
  4. (colloquial) a tiny amount.
    Unfortunately he didn't have a ray of hope.

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Translations

a beam of light or radiation

a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail

(Mathematics) a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point

(colloquial) a tiny amount

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See also

Etymology 2

Noun

ray

  1. (Music) An anglicised spelling of re.

Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic

Noun

ray

  1. opinion

Turkish

Etymology

From French rail

Noun

ray

  1. railel:ray

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