ray


Definition: Meaning of, ray in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪ /

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ray rays
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  1. a straight narrow beam of light from the sun or moon
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  2. a beam of heat, electricity, or other form of energy
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  3. a ray of hope/light etc something that provides a small amount of hope or happiness in a difficult situation
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  4. a ray of sunshine someone who is happy and makes a difficult situation seem better
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  5. catch some/a few rays informal to sit or lie in the sun
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  6. a large flat sea fish with a long pointed tail
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ray used in phrases

  • Blu-ray (noun)
    1. an optical disc used to store high-definition video, etc.; the disk is the same size as a CD or DVD, but can store up to 50 gigabytes
  • Blu-ray disc (noun)
    1. an optical disc used to store high-definition video, etc.; the disk is the same size as a CD or DVD, but can store up to 50 gigabytes
  • Ray Bradbury (noun)
    1. born 1920 united States writer of science fiction
  • Ray Cattell (noun)
    1. 1905-1998 born in England american psychologist who developed a broad theory of human behaviour based on multivariate research
  • Ray Douglas Bradbury (noun)
    1. born 1920 united States writer of science fiction
  • Ray Robinson (noun)
    1. 1921-1989 united States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once
  • Ray, James Earl
    1. (1928-98) a US man accused of killing Rev. Martin Luther KING in 1968 and sentenced to 99 years in prison
  • Ray, Man
    1. (1890-1976) a US artist and photographer, who was one of the leaders of the DADA and surrealist movements
  • Ray, Satyajit
    1. (1921-92) an Indian film DIRECTOR whose work is well-known and respected all over the world. His films include Pather Panchali (1955) and The Chess Players (1977).
  • Ray-Ban
    1. a type of SUNGLASSES . The most typical Ray-Bans have fairly thick black frames and very dark LENS es .
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