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a flat-bodied marine cartilaginous fish with eyes on the upper surface, swimming primarily using large, wing-like pectoral fins
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The aquarium displayed a giant freshwater ray.
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a straight line that starts at a point and extends infinitely in one direction
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A ray has a definite starting point but no end.
03
a column of light, such as that emitted from a beacon or focused source
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He followed the ray into the dark tunnel.
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a single branch of an umbel or an umbrella-shaped flower cluster
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The daisy 's white petals radiate from the central ray.
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a stiff, segmented bony or cartilaginous structure that supports and extends the fins of a fish
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Ichthyologists measured the number of rays on the caudal fin.
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the syllable used in solmization to name the second note of a major scale
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The teacher explained that " ray " corresponds to the supertonic.
to ray
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to expose something to radiation
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The medical team rayed the equipment for sterilization.
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to extend, spread, or project outward from a center or inward toward a center
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The pattern rayed across the fabric in a starburst design.
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to emit energy, light, or other rays
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The star rayed energy into space.
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