Meaning of 'ray'

noun

cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside

noun

any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

noun

the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

Synonyms: re

noun

a column of light (as from a beacon)

Synonyms: irradiation

noun

a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

Synonyms: beam electron beam

noun

a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

noun

(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

verb

expose to radiation

Synonyms: irradiate

verb

extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

Synonyms: radiate

verb

emit as rays

Example: "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"