Ray

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Etymology 2 1.6 Noun

English

Etymology 1

Latin radius

Pronunciation

• rā, /reɪ/, /reI/

  Rhymes: -eɪ

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.

Related terms

• gamma ray
• giant devil ray
• manta ray
• stingray
• X-ray

Translations

• Catalan: raig (1), rajada (2), raig : un raig d'esperança(4)
• Finnish: säde (1), rausku (2), rahtunen (4)
• French: raie (2),
• German: Strahl m (1, 3), Rochen m (2), Hoffnungsstrahl m (ray of hope) (4)
• Hebrew: (1,3) קרן
• Indonesian: sinar (1)
• Italian: raggio m
• Japanese: 光線 (こうせん, kousen) (1)
• Polish: promień m
• Spanish: rayo (1), raya (2)

See also

• Wikipedia article on rays (mathematics)
• Wikipedia article on rays (fish)

Etymology 2

Noun

ray

1. (Music) An anglicised spelling of re.