ray
Definition
- n. a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
- n. (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
- n. any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
- n. cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Word forms
- Present participle
- raying
- Past tense
- rayed
- Third person singular
- rays
- Past participle
- rayed
Example sentences
n.
The ray of sunlight broke through the clouds and lit up the garden.
vi.
The stars began to ray in the night sky as darkness fell.
vt.
She smiled brightly, her happiness seeming to ray outward to everyone around her.