Ray

biographical name

ˈrī  ˈrā 

Satyajit 1921–1992 Indian film director, writer, and producer

Kids Definition

ray

1 of 2 noun

ˈrā 

: any of numerous flat broad fishes (as stingrays and skates) usually living on the sea bottom and having eyes on the upper surface of their bodies, a long narrow tail, and a skeleton made of cartilage

ray

2 of 2 noun

1

a

: one of the lines of light that appear to be given off by a bright object

b

: a thin beam of radiant energy (as light)

c

: a stream of particles (as electrons) traveling in the same line

2

a

: any of a group of lines coming from a common center

b

: half line

3

: a plant or animal structure that resembles a ray: as

a

: vascular ray

b

: one of the bony rods in the fin of a fish

4

: a tiny bit

a ray of hope

Etymology

Middle English raye "the ray (fish)," from early French raie (same meaning), from Latin raia (same meaning)

Middle English ray "a beam of light," from early French rai (same meaning), from Latin radius "ray, beam, spoke" — related to radiate, radio, radius

Medical Definition

ray

1 of 2 noun

ˈrā 

: any of numerous elasmobranch fishes (division Batomorphi) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on the upper surface, and a much-reduced caudal region having typically a slender process often with venomous spines

ray

2 of 2 noun

1

: one of the lines of light that appear to radiate from a bright object

2

: a beam of radiant energy (as light) of small cross section

3

a

: a stream of material particles traveling in the same line (as in radioactive phenomena)

b

: a single particle of such a stream

rayed

ˈrād 

adjective