ray
n 1: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
light}, {light beam}, {ray of light}, {shaft}, {shaft of
light}]
2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
3: (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
4: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any
major scale in solmization [syn: {re}]
5: any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
6: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies
and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the
underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
v 1: emit as rays
2: extend like the radii of a circle [syn: {radiate}]
3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" [syn: {irradiate}]
4: send out real or metaphoric rays; "She radiates happiness"
[syn: {radiate}]