rayed


ray 1

R0061100 (rā)n.1. a. A narrow stream of radiant energy, especially visible light, traveling in a straight or nearly straight line.b. A narrow stream of particles such as protons traveling in a straight or nearly straight line.c. A rapidly moving particle traveling in a straight or nearly straight line.d. rays Sunshine: Let's go to the beach and catch some rays.2. A small amount; a trace: not a ray of hope left.3. Mathematics A straight line extending from a point. Also called half-line.4. A structure or part having the form of a straight line extending from a point, such as:a. Any of the bright streaks that are seen radiating from some craters on the moon.b. A ray flower or the strap-shaped portion of the corolla of a ray flower.c. A branch of an umbel.d. One of the bony spines supporting the membrane of a fish's fin.e. One of the arms of a starfish or other radiate animal.tr.v. rayed, ray·ing, rays 1. To send out as rays; emit.2. To supply with rays or radiating lines.3. To cast rays on; irradiate.
[Middle English rai, from Old French, from Latin radius, pointed stick, spoke, radius of a circle, ray of light (from the representation of rays of light as spearlike shafts ), of unknown origin.]

ray 2

R0061100 (rā)n.1. Any of various cartilaginous fishes of the superorder Batoidea, having ventral gill slits, enlarged pelvic fins that are fused to the sides of the head, and a flattened body, and including the stingrays, skates, and guitarfishes.2. Any of various members of this superorder having a whiplike tail usually with a stinging spine, such as a stingray, considered in contrast to a guitarfish, sawfish, or skate.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman raie, from Latin raia; possibly akin to Dutch rog and Old English reohhe (both the Latin and the Germanic perhaps ultimately being borrowed from the same European substrate source).]

rayed

(reɪd) adjhaving a shape or decoration in which rays issue from a central point