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Ray

[rey for 1, 2, 4, 5; rahy for 3]
–noun
1. John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist.
2. Man [man] , 1890–1976, U.S. painter and photographer.
3. Sat⋅ya⋅jit [suht-yuh-jit] , 1921–92, Indian film director.
4. Cape, a promontory at the SW extremity of Newfoundland, Canada, on the Cabot Strait, at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
5. a male given name, form of Raymond.
6. Also, Raye. a female given name, form of Rachel.
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Ray, Man 1890-1976.  
American artist. A founder of Dada in New York, he is known for his photographs, paintings, sculpture, films, and later experiments with surrealism.
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Word Origin & History

ray  (1)
"beam of light," c.1300, from O.Fr. rai (nom. rais) "ray, spoke," from L. radius "ray, spoke, staff, rod" (see radius). Not common before 17c.; of the sun, usually in reference to heat (beam being preferred for light). Science fiction ray-gun is first recorded 1931 (but cf. Martian heat ray weapon in H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," 1898).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2ray
Function: noun
1 : one of the lines of light that appear to radiate from a bright object
2 : a beam of radiantenergy (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 ofsuch a stream —rayed /'rAd/ adjective
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Ray (rā), John. 1627-1705.

English naturalist who was the first to use anatomy to distinguish between specific plants and animals. He established the species as the basic classification of living things.

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