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N ปลา กระเบน pla-kra-bean

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N รังสี รัศมี ลำแสง beam flash light gleam rang-se

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N สิ่ง เล็กน้อย ที่ คาดหวัง ความคาดหวัง เล็กน้อย เกี่ยวกับ บางสิ่ง แสง แห่ง ความหวัง gleam of hope siang-lek-noi-ti-kad-wang

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VI ปล่อย รังสี ปล่อย รัศมี ploi-rang-se

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VI ส่องแสง ฉายแสง emit light song-sang

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RAY

n.[L. radius. ] 1. a line of light, or the right line supposed to be described by a particle of light. a collection of parallel rays constitutes a beam; a collection of diverging or converging rays, a pencil.
The mixed solar beam contains, 1st. calorific rays, producing heat and expansion, but not vision and color; 2d. colorific rays, producing vision and color, but not heat nor expansion; 3d. chimical rays, producing certain effects on the composition of bodies, but neither heat, expansion, vision or color; 4th. a power producing magnetism, but whether a distinct or associated power, is not determined. It seems to be associated with the violet, more than with the other rays.
2. Figuratively, a beam of intellectual light.
3. Light; luster.
The air sharpen'd his visual ray.
4. In botany, the outer part or circumference of a compound radiate flower.
5. In ichthyology, a bony or cartilaginous ossicle in the fins of fishes, serving to support the membrane.
6. A plant, [lolium.]
7. Ray, for array. [Not in use. ]
Pencil of rays, a number of rays of light issuing from a point and diverging.

RAY

n.A fish; a common name for the species of the genus Raia, including the skate, thornback, torpedo, stingray, etc.

RAY

v.t. 1. To streak; to mark with long lines.
2. To foul; to beray. [Not in use. ]
3. To array. [Not in use. ]
4. To shoot forth.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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Ray, v. t. Etym: [An aphetic form of array; cf. Beray. ]

1. To array. [Obs. ] Sir T. More.

2. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. [Obs. ] "The fifth that did it ray. " Spenser.

RAY

Defn: Array; order; arrangement; dress. [Obs. ] And spoiling all her gears and goodly ray. Spenser.

RAY

Ray, n. Etym: [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray, staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. Radius. ]

1. 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.

2. (Bot. )

Defn: A radiating part of the 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.

3. (Zoöl.) (a ) One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting the fins of fishes. (b ) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.

4. (Physics ) (a ) 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. (b ) 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.

5. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen. All eyes direct their rays On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze. Pope.

6. (Geom.)

Defn: One of a system of diverging lines passing through a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both directions. See Half-ray. Bundle of rays. (Geom.) See Pencil of rays, below. -- Extraordinary ray (Opt. ), that one or two parts of a ray divided by double refraction which does not follow the ordinary law of refraction. -- Ordinary ray (Opt. ) that one of the two parts of a ray divided by double refraction which follows the usual or ordinary law of refraction. -- Pencil of rays (Geom.), a definite system of rays. -- Ray flower, or Ray floret (Bot. ), one of the marginal flowers of the capitulum in such composite plants as the aster, goldenrod, daisy, and sunflower. They have an elongated, strap-shaped corolla, while the corollas of the disk flowers are tubular and five-lobed. -- Ray point (Geom.), the common point of a pencil of rays. -- Röntgen ray ( (Phys. ), a kind of ray generated in a very highly exhausted vacuum tube by the electrical discharge. It is capable of passing through many bodies opaque to light, and producing photographic and fluorescent effects by which means pictures showing the internal structure of opaque objects are made, called radiographs, or sciagraphs. So called from the discoverer, W. C. Röntgen. -- X ray, the Röntgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer because of its enigmatical character, x being an algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity.

RAY

Ray, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Raying.] Etym: [Cf. OF. raier, raiier, rayer, L. radiare to irradiate. See Ray, n., and cf. Radiate. ]

1. To mark with long lines; to streak. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

2. Etym: [From Ray, n.]

Defn: To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. [R.] Thompson.

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RAY Ray, v. t.

Defn: To shine, as with rays. Mrs. Browning.

RAY

Ray, n. Etym: [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. Roach. ] (Zoöl.)(a ) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Raiæ, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b ) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See Skate. Bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray (Stoasodon nàrinari ) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. -- Butterfly ray, a short-tailed American sting ray (Pteroplatea Maclura ), having very broad pectoral fins. -- Devil ray. See Sea Devil. -- Eagle ray, any large ray of the family Myliobatidæ, or Ætobatidæ. The common European species (Myliobatis aquila ) is called also whip ray, and miller. -- Electric ray, or Cramp ray, a torpedo. -- Starry ray, a common European skate (Raia radiata ). -- Sting ray, any one of numerous species of rays of the family Trygonidæ having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also stingaree.

New American Oxford Dictionary

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ray 1 |rā reɪ | ▶noun 1 each of the lines in which light (and heat ) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening: a ray of sunlight came through the window. • the straight line in which light or other electromagnetic radiation travels to a given point. • [ with adj. ] (rays ) a specified form of nonluminous radiation: water reflects and intensifies UV rays. • Mathematics any of a set of straight lines passing through one point. • (rays ) informal sunlight considered in the context of sunbathing: Sarah's catching some rays on a beach in Cruz Bay. • an initial or slight indication of a positive or welcome quality in a time of difficulty or trouble: if only I could see some ray of hope. 2 a thing that is arranged radially, in particular: • Botany (in a composite flower head of the daisy family ) an array of ray florets arranged radially around the central disc, forming the white part of the flower head of a daisy. • (also fin ray ) Zoology each of the long, slender bony protuberances supporting the fins of most bony fishes. • Zoology each radial arm of a starfish. ▶verb [ no obj. ] spread from or as if from a central point: delicate lines rayed out at each corner of her eyes. • [ with obj. ] literary radiate (light ): the sun rays forth its natural light into the air. PHRASES ray of sunshine informal a person or thing that brings happiness into the lives of others. DERIVATIVES ray less adjective (chiefly Botany )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French rai, based on Latin radius ‘spoke, ray. ’ The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

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ray 2 |reɪ rā | ▶noun a broad, flat marine or freshwater fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, winglike pectoral fins, and a long slender tail. Many rays have venomous spines or electric organs. [Order Batiformes: several families, including Rajidae (the skates ).] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French raie, from Latin raia .

ray

ray 3 |reɪ |(also re ) ▶noun Music (in tonic sol-fa ) the second note of a major scale. • the note D in the fixed-doh system. ORIGIN Middle English re, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note ) the first syllable of resonare, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization ).

Oxford Dictionary

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ray 1 |reɪ | ▶noun 1 each of the lines in which light (and heat ) may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening: a ray of sunlight came through the window. • the straight line in which light or other electromagnetic radiation travels to a given point. • (with adj. or noun modifier rays ) a specified form of non-luminous radiation: ultraviolet rays. • (rays ) informal, chiefly N. Amer. sunlight considered in the context of sunbathing: catch some rays on a sandy beach. • an initial or slight indication of a positive or welcome quality: if only I could see some ray of hope. 2 Mathematics any of a set of straight lines passing through one point. 3 a thing that is arranged radially, in particular: • Botany any of the individual strap-shaped florets around the edge of the flower of a daisy or related plant. • (also fin ray ) Zoology each of the long slender bony supports in the fins of most bony fishes. • Zoology each radial arm of a starfish. ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] spread from or as if from a central point: delicate lines rayed out at each corner of her eyes. • [ with obj. and adverbial of direction ] literary radiate (light ): the sun rays forth its natural light into the air. PHRASES ray of sunshine informal a person who brings happiness into the lives of others. DERIVATIVES rayless adjective (chiefly Botany )ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French rai, based on Latin radius ‘spoke, ray ’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

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ray 2 |reɪ | ▶noun a broad flat marine or freshwater fish with a cartilaginous skeleton, wing-like pectoral fins, and a long slender tail. Many rays have venomous spines or electric organs. ●Order Batiformes: several families, including Rajidae (the skates ). ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French raie, from Latin raia .

ray

ray 3 |reɪ |(also re ) ▶noun Music (in tonic sol-fa ) the second note of a major scale. • the note D in the fixed-doh system. ORIGIN Middle English re, representing (as an arbitrary name for the note ) the first syllable of resonare, taken from a Latin hymn (see solmization ).

American Oxford Thesaurus

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ray noun 1 rays of light: beam, shaft, streak, stream. 2 a ray of hope: glimmer, flicker, spark, hint, suggestion, sign.

Oxford Thesaurus

ray

ray noun 1 misty rays of light shone through the trees: beam, shaft, streak, bar, pencil, finger, stream, gleam, flash, glint, glimmer, flicker, twinkle, shimmer. 2 there was just one small ray of hope: glimmer, flicker, spark, glint, trace, hint, indication, suggestion, sign, scintilla, whisper. ▶verb Fran leaned forward, her fair hair raying out in the water: spread out, fan out, radiate out.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Ray

Ray /reɪ /名詞 1 レイ〘男の名; Raymondの愛称〙.2 レイ〘Man ～, 1890 --1976; 米国の画家写真家〙.

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ray 1 /reɪ /〖語源は「車輪のスポーク (radius )」〗名詞複～s /-z /C 1 〖通例～s 〗光線 ▸ reflect the sun's rays 太陽の光を反射する ▸ (brilliant ) rays of light (光り輝く )光線 ▸ the direct rays of the sun 直射日光 2 〖通例～s 〗〘物理〙(熱電気などの )熱線 , 光線 ; 放射線 ▸ X rays X線 ▸ ultraviolet rays 紫外線 3 〖a ～ of A 〗わずかなA 〈希望安らぎなど〉; Aの光 , Aのひらめき ▸ a ray of hope かすかな希望 a r à y of s ú nshine ｟くだけて｠人生を明るく [楽しく ]してくれる人 [物 ] (!｟話おどけて｠では災いをふりまく人をいうことがある ) .c à tch [b à g ] some [a few ] r á ys ｟米俗｠日に焼ける, 日光浴をする .動詞～s ; ～ed ; ～ing 自動詞〈光などが〉発する , 出る ; 〈考えなどが〉ひらめく .他動詞〈光など〉を発する , 放射する .～́ g ù n 光線銃 .

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ray 2 名詞複～s C 〘魚〙エイ .