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# ray

noun (a ray, rays)

«ray» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A ray is a thin line or beam of light or heat coming from something bright, like the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#m1)
2. A ray is a flat sea fish with wide fins like wings and a long thin tail, such as a stingray or manta ray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#m2)
3. In maths, a ray is part of a line that starts at one point and goes on forever in one direction. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#m3)
4. A ray of hope is a small sign that things may get better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science, rays of sunlight travel in straight lines; X-rays let doctors see bones; ultraviolet (UV) rays from the Sun can burn skin, so we wear sunscreen. In geometry, an angle is made by two rays from the same point (the vertex). In stories, «a ray of sunshine» can mean a cheerful person. Phrases: «rays of the sun», «X-ray», «UV rays», «a ray of hope», «sting ray».

### Examples

- The first rays of sunlight came through the curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x1)
- UV rays can burn your skin even on a cloudy day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x2)
- The doctor took an X-ray of my broken wrist. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x3)
- We saw a huge ray gliding under the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x4)
- Draw a ray starting at point A and passing through point B. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x5)
- Two rays with the same endpoint make an angle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x6)
- Her smile was a ray of hope in a bad week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x7)
- Never touch the tail of a stingray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x8)
- The Sun's rays grew warmer and warmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/#x9)

### Note

Plural rays. A ray has one endpoint; a line segment has two; a line has none and goes on both ways. A ray is named by its endpoint first: ray AB starts at A. Do not mix with «Ray», a boy's name, or with «rain». Stingrays have a sharp barb in the tail that can hurt badly.

## In Jewish tradition

It means a beam of light, and the Hebrew can also mean "horns."

**Interpretation.** Habakkuk pictures God's glory as bright light with beams at his side. The tradition reads it as light that also hides his power.

### Examples

- And a brightness appeareth as the light; rays hath He at His side; and there is the hiding of His power. (Prophets HAB.3.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ray/#x1)

### Note

Plural rays. A ray has one endpoint; a line segment has two; a line has none and goes on both ways. A ray is named by its endpoint first: ray AB starts at A. Do not mix with «Ray», a boy's name, or with «rain». Stingrays have a sharp barb in the tail that can hurt badly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ray» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ray/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ray» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ray.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ray» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ray/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ray» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ray.html) on Mova free.