Science Fair Project Dictionary
Ray
| Table of contents |
English
Etymology 1
Latin radius
Pronunciation
- rā, /reɪ/, /reI/
Noun
ray (rays )
- a beam of light or radiation.
- I saw a ray of light through the clouds.
- a marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail.
- (Mathematics) a line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.
- (colloquial) a tiny amount.
- Unfortunately he didn't have a ray of hope.
Related terms
Translations
- Catalan: raig (1), rajada (2), raig : un raig d'esperança(4)
- Finnish: säde (1), rausku (2), rahtunen (4)
- French: raie (2),
- German: Strahl m (1, 3), Rochen m (2), Hoffnungsstrahl m (ray of hope) (4)
- Hebrew: (1,3) קרן
- Indonesian: sinar (1)
- Italian: raggio m
- Japanese: 光線 (こうせん, kousen) (1)
- Polish: promień m
- Spanish: rayo (1), raya (2)
See also
- Wikipedia article on rays (mathematics)
- Wikipedia article on rays (fish)
Etymology 2
Noun
ray
- (Music) An anglicised spelling of re.
10-26-2009 07:45:12
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details