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Word: Ray
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French rai, based on Latin radius ‘spoke, ray’. The verb dates from the late 16th century
reɪ
each of the lines in which light (and heat) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening
Short Definition:each of lines in which light and heat may seem to stream from sun or any luminous body
Examples:- a ray of sunlight came through the window
any of a set of straight lines passing through one point
Short Definition:any of set of straight lines passing through one point
Examples:- the ray that runs from the centre of the circle to the point of tangency
a thing that is arranged radially.
Short Definition:thing that is arranged radially
Word: Ray
Speech Type: Verb
reɪ
spread from or as if from a central point
Short Definition:spread from or as if from central point
Examples:- delicate lines rayed out at each corner of her eyes
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