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Ray
01
a flat-bodied marine cartilaginous fish with eyes on the upper surface, swimming primarily using large, wing-like pectoral fins
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Rays propel themselves with wing-like pectoral fins.
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a straight line that starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction
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Angles are measured using two rays that share a common vertex.
03
a column of light, such as that emitted from a beacon or focused source
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Morning rays illuminated the dewy meadow.
04
a single branch of an umbel or an umbrella-shaped flower cluster
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Botanists counted the number of rays in the umbrella-shaped flower.
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a stiff, segmented bony or cartilaginous structure that supports and extends the fins of a fish
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The soft rays in the tail provide flexibility while swimming.
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the syllable used in solmization to name the second note of a major scale
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When composing melodies, she emphasized the " ray " note for harmonic effect.
to ray
01
to expose something to radiation
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Certain materials are rayed for experimental analysis.
02
to extend, spread, or project outward from a center or inward toward a center
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The spokes rayed outward from the hub of the wheel.
03
to emit energy, light, or other rays
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The laser rayed a beam across the laboratory.
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