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Ray
/reɪ/
A narrow beam of light or radiation that travels in a straight line.
Synonyms:
beam
gleam
shaft
streak
stream
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
The sun shines a bright
ray
of light.
She felt a
ray
of hope after the news.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
rai
, from Old French
rai
, a streamlined form of Latin
radius
meaning
ray, spoke of a wheel, beam of light
.
Usage Statistics:
12 mentions per 1 million words
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