ray

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for ray

ray 🔊 /ɹejˈ/

ray : පැතලි මත්ස්‍යවර්ගයක්

ray : රස්

ray : මෙරජ

ray : කිරණය

ray : මඩු මාලුවා

ray : කැලුම

ray : රැස්

ray : බා

ray : තර

ray : මෙර

ray : මරිව

ray : රද

ray : රශ්මිය

ray : කිරණ

ray : ඉතා ටික

ray : රශ්මි

ray : අංශුමාත්‍රය

ray definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To array.
  2. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile.

Noun.

  1. Array; order; arrangement; dress.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes.
  5. One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.
  9. One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray.
  10. To mark with long lines; to streak.
  11. To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
  12. Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.
  13. In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate.

Intransitive verb. To shine, as with rays.