ray
A beam of light or radiation.
Example
“I saw a ray of light through the clouds.”
Other meanings
A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
Synonyms
- beam
- beam of light
- light beam
- shaft
- shaft of light
- irradiation
Word history
From Latin "radius" (staff, stake, spoke).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “ray” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.