Synonyms and Antonyms of ray
synonym (synonym of ray)
- (noun.phenomenon)a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.phenomenon)a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.communication)the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization (noun.communication)
- (verb.stative)extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center (verb.stative)
hypernym (ray IS A KIND OF .... relation)
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point (noun.shape)a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction (noun.shape)
- a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun.phenomenon)(physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation (noun.phenomenon)
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge (noun.phenomenon)
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish (noun.animal)a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin (noun.animal)
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins (noun.animal)any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks; rays; skates (noun.animal)
- the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization (noun.communication)one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization (noun.communication)
hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF ray relation)
- a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun.phenomenon)a ray that produces a thermal effect (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.phenomenon)the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.phenomenon)the beam of a car's headlights that provides illumination for a short distance (noun.phenomenon)
- a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)a beam of electrons emitted by the cathode of an electrical discharge tube (noun.phenomenon)
- (noun.phenomenon)a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) (noun.phenomenon)
- cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins (noun.animal)any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting s more.. (noun.animal)
- (noun.animal)primitive ray with sharp teeth on each edge of a long flattened snout (noun.animal)
- (noun.animal)primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray with a guitar-shaped body (noun.animal)
- (noun.animal)large venomous ray with large barbed spines near the base of a thin whiplike tail capable of inflicting severe wounds (noun.animal)
- (noun.animal)large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins (noun.animal)
- expose to radiation (verb.change)direct high energy particles or radiation against (verb.change)
part meronym (HAS PART relation)
- any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish (noun.animal)organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals (noun.animal)
derivation (.... is derived from ray)
- a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun.phenomenon)cast rays of light upon (verb.change)
- emit as rays (verb.weather)a column of light (as from a beacon) (noun.phenomenon)
- expose to radiation (verb.change)a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)
- extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center (verb.stative)the act of spreading outward from a central source (noun.act)
domain category (ray is domain category of ....)
- (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point (noun.shape)a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition)
