[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\ r=a, v. t. an aphetic form of array; cf.
   beray.
   1. to array. obs. --sir t. more.
      1913 webster

   2. to mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. obs. "the
      filth that did it ray." --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
beray 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\, n.
   array; order; arrangement; dress. obs.
   1913 webster

         and spoiling all her gears and goodly ray. --spenser.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\, n. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. bot. 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.
      1913 webster

   3. zool.
      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.
          1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   5. sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of
      vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the
      eye to the object seen.
      1913 webster

            all eyes direct their rays
            on him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze.
                                                  --pope.
      1913 webster

   6. geom. one of a system of diverging lines passing through
      a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both
      directions. see half-ray.
      1913 webster

   bundle of rays. geom. see pencil of rays, below.

   extraordinary ray opt., that one of 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.

   roentgen ray, r"ontgen ray r~ent"ge^n r=a`
      phys., a form of electromagnetic radiation generated in
      a very highly exhausted vacuum tube by an electrical
      discharge; now more commonly called x-ray. it is
      composed of electromagnetic radiation of wavelength
      shorter than that of ultraviolet light but longer than
      that of gamma rays. 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
      x-rays, radiographs, sciagraphs, x-ray photographs,
      radiograms. so called from the discoverer, w. c.
      r"ontgen.

   x ray, the r"ontgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer
      because of its enigmatical character, x being an algebraic
      symbol for an unknown quantity.
      1913 webster +pjc
see also:
radius light half-ray bundle of rays pencil of rays extraordinary ray 
ordinary ray ray flower ray floret ray point roentgen ray 
r"ontgen ray x-ray x ray 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\, v. t. imp.  p. p. rayed r=ad; p. pr.  vb. n.
   raying. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. from ray, n. to send forth or shoot out; to cause to
      shine out; as, to ray smiles. r. --thomson.
      1913 webster
see also:
rayed raying ray radiate 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\, v. i.
   to shine, as with rays. --mrs. browning.
   1913 webster

[6] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ray \ray\, n. f. raie, l. raia. cf. roach. zool.
   a any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order
       raiae, 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.
       1913 webster

   bishop ray, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray
      aetobatus narinari syn. stoasodon narinari of the
      southern united states and the west indies; also called
      the spotted eagle ray and white-spotted eagle ray.

   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 myliobatidae, or
      aetobatidae. 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 trygonidae having one or more large, sharp,
      barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. called also
      stingaree.
      1913 webster
see also:
roach skate bishop ray aetobatus narinari stoasodon narinari spotted eagle ray 
white-spotted eagle ray butterfly ray pteroplatea maclura devil ray sea devil 
eagle ray myliobatidae aetobatidae myliobatis aquila whip ray 
miller electric ray cramp ray starry ray raia radiata 
sting ray trygonidae stingaree 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ray
     n 1: a column of light as from a beacon syn: beam, beam of
          light, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of
          light, irradiation
     2: a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
     3: mathematics a straight line extending from a point
     4: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic
        radiation syn: beam, electron beam
     5: the syllable naming the second supertonic note of any
        major scale in solmization syn: re
     6: any of the stiff bony rods in the fin of a fish
     7: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies
        and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the
        underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
     v 1: emit as rays; "that tower rays a laser beam for miles across
          the sky"
     2: extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward
        towards a center; "spokes radiate from the hub of the
        wheel"; "this plants radiates spines in all directions"
        syn: radiate
     3: expose to radiation; "irradiate food" syn: irradiate
see also:
beam beam of light light beam ray of light shaft shaft of light 
irradiation electron beam re radiate irradiate 

[8] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

90 moby thesaurus words for "ray":
   reptilia, x ray, actinic ray, actinism, amplitude, antinode, atom,
   atomic beam, atomic ray, beam, beam of light, crest,
   de broglie wave, diffraction, diffuse, diffusion, disperse,
   dispersion, drop, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave,
   emanate, emanation, frequency, frequency band, frequency spectrum,
   gamma ray, gleam, guided wave, in phase, infrared ray,
   interference, invisible radiation, jot, leam, light,
   longitudinal wave, lota, mechanical wave, minim, molecule,
   moonbeam, node, out of phase, patch, pencil, period, periodic wave,
   photon, radiance, radiate, radiation, radio wave, radiorays,
   radius, ray of light, reinforcement, resonance,
   resonance frequency, ribbon, ribbon of light, scatter, scattering,
   scrap, seismic wave, shaft, shock wave, shoot, shred, smidgen,
   solar rays, sound wave, spoke, spread, streak, stream,
   stream of light, streamer, sunbeam, surface wave, tidal wave,
   transverse wave, trough, ultraviolet ray, violet ray, wave,
   wave equation, wave motion, wave number, wavelength

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

ray, mn
  zip codes: 56669
ray, nd city, fips 65580
  location: 48.34131 n, 103.16267 w
  population 1990: 603 316 housing units
  area: 2.5 sq km land, 0.1 sq km water
ray, oh
  zip codes: 45672

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

ray -- u.s. county in missouri
   population 2000:    23354
   housing units 2000: 9371
   land area 2000:     569.465468 sq. miles 1474.908728 sq. km
   water area 2000:    4.108651 sq. miles 10.641357 sq. km
   total area 2000:    573.574119 sq. miles 1485.550085 sq. km
   located within:       missouri mo, fips 29
   location:             39.321065 n, 94.023249 w
   headwords:
    ray
    ray, mo
    ray county
    ray county, mo

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

ray, nd -- u.s. city in north dakota
   population 2000:    534
   housing units 2000: 296
   land area 2000:     1.004687 sq. miles 2.602128 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.036858 sq. miles 0.095463 sq. km
   total area 2000:    1.041545 sq. miles 2.697591 sq. km
   fips code:            65580
   located within:       north dakota nd, fips 38
   location:             48.344875 n, 103.166292 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    ray, nd
    ray

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