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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   (rī)   
Indian filmmaker whose works, especially the trilogy including The World of Apu (1958), offer a contemplative depiction of Bengali life.
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Word Origin & History

ray  (2)
"type of fish related to sharks," 1323, from Fr. raie (13c.), from L. raia, of unknown origin.
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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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Medical Dictionary

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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Science Dictionary
ray   (rā)  Pronunciation Key 
  1. A thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiation.

  2. A geometric figure consisting of the part of a line that is on one side of a point on the line.

  3. See ray flower.


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