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Synonyms for ray

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noun · a column of light (as from a beacon)

beambeam of lightlight beamray of lightshaftshaft of lightirradiation

noun · a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

beamelectron beam

noun · the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

verb · extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

“spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel”

verb · expose to radiation

“irradiate food”