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Meanings of ray in English

Portuguese
raio
Catalan
raig
Spanish
haz
Wikidata

A column of light (as from a beacon)

      raio
      Portuguese
      re
      Catalan
      re

      The syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization.

            re
            Catalan
            irradiar

            To expose to radiation.

                  irradiar
                  Portuguese
                  irradiar-se

                  Extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center.

                        irradiar-se
                        Usage of ray in English
                        1
                        It's not clear how far along Russian ray gun tech really is.
                        Wired
                        2
                        The National Socialist German Workers' Party, it was that ray of light.
                        The Storyteller
                        3
                        He offered a rare ray of hope, however, for the newspaper business.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Analysts said the news gave a ray of hope for the recovery.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        PMID: 25086542 METHODS: The x-ray images were taken in two orthogonal directions.
                        Pubmed
                        6
                        The fascinating recordings will help in the development of future x-ray technology.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        X-ray and CT examinations were taken for all 24 cases after operation.
                        Pubmed
                        8
                        For the first time in decades, I saw a ray of hope.
                        Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
                        9
                        X-ray crystallography was used to identify the structural consequences of the mutations.
                        Pubmed
                        10
                        The dairy industry has had its first ray of sunshine in months.
                        Radio NZ
                        11
                        She worked in primitive X-ray rooms to help save wounded WWI soldiers.
                        Wired
                        12
                        X-ray revealed significant right-sided pneumothorax with associated collapse of the right lung.
                        Pubmed
                        13
                        Campbell-Swinton described a technology using cathode-ray tubes to capture and display imagery.
                        Wired
                        14
                        X-ray and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry are used to identify the skeletal changes.
                        Pubmed
                        15
                        With the first sun-ray he perceived a companion in the dewy solitude.
                        The Dragon Painter
                        16
                        Back before the X-ray was taken, before you even saw the doctor.
                        John Dies at the End
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                        Ray through the time
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