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ray
has definitions from the fields of zoology,music,linguistics,physics,botany,mathematics,geometry
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[ noun ] (physics) a column of light (as from a beacon)
Used in print (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)We know that the number of radio and television impulses , sound_waves , ultra-violet rays , etc. , that may occupy the very same space , each solitary upon its own frequency , is infinite . (Jack Kaplan, "The Health Machine Menace: Therapy by...)`` Hang this around your neck or attach it to other parts of your anatomy , and its rays will cure any disease you have '' , said the company . (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The first slanting rays of the new day cannot yet dispel all the dark shadows which lie across the Aegean world ; but our evidence grows considerably in variety and shows more unmistakably some of the lines of change . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The sharp ray was absorbed by a cloud , then reflected to the earth in a softer , diffused radiance . |
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[ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 132
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[ noun ] (botany) a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
Used in print (A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)Frequently a_few isolated thick walled cells or , rarely , groups of such cells in the xylem region , were also specifically stained , but there was no such staining in epidermis , cortex , most xylem cells , ray cells , or pith . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
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[ noun ] (physics) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
Synonyms Related terms electromagnetic_radiation particle_beam cathode_ray irradiate |
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[ noun ] Woman's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 1348
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[ noun ] (music,linguistics) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 173
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[ 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 |
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