Definition of rays

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  • rays is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • rays is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
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Definition of rays

  • a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beam
    2. electron beam
  • a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beam
    2. beam of light
    3. irradiation
    4. light beam
    5. ray of light
    6. shaft
    7. shaft of light
  • extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. radiate
  • expose to radiation (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. irradiate
  • the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. re
  • a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence (noun)
  • any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish (noun)
  • cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins (noun)
  • emit as rays (verb)

    Examples

    1. That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky
  • (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point (noun)

See definition of rays in Merriam Webster