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How to pronounce:
ray
Definition:
(nou) a column of light (as from a beacon) (nou) a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence (nou) a straight line extending from a point (nou) a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation (nou) the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization (nou) any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish (nou) cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
Phonetic Transcription:
reɪ
Examples:
The normal vectors are the rays the light is traveling down in ray optics.
The ray is actually a beam of electrons traveling in the vacuum inside the tube.
A ray of blue light thrust out and stuck up through the clouds.
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