ray

1. v. t. To array. Source: opted

2. v. t. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. Source: opted

3. n. Array; order; arrangement; dress. Source: opted

4. n. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of six rays. Source: opted

5. n. A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius. See Radius. Source: opted

6. n. One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes. Source: opted

7. n. One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran. Source: opted

8. n. A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray. Source: opted

9. n. One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light. Source: opted

10. n. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. Source: opted

11. n. One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray. Source: opted

12. n. To mark with long lines; to streak. Source: opted

13. n. To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. Source: opted

14. v. i. To shine, as with rays. Source: opted

15. n. Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. Source: opted

16. n. In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. Source: opted

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