'ray' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'ray' with 14 example sentences.
- ray noun
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: a column of light (as from a beacon)
: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
: (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
: the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
: any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
- ray verb
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: emit as rays
: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
: expose to radiation
Rays of sunlight are passing through the leaves.
Ultraviolet rays can cause skin cancer.
The X-ray showed two broken fingers.
Dentists take X-rays to examine your teeth.
He put on sunglasses to protect his eyes from ultraviolet rays.
Let's take an X-ray just in case.
In the sky, a ray of light appeared.
According to the X-ray, everything is all right.
An infrared ray is electromagnetic radiation.
In fact, the inhabitants have been exposed to radioactive rays.
Cosmic rays come from beyond our own solar system.
The ray of wisdom must enlighten new horizons.
Not a ray of light could reach the closet.
Laser rays are used in the restoration of ancient works.