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Ray Pronunciation

Pronounce Ray as R AH Y.

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    Ray phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'ray'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of ray: /ræj/
    • Modern IPA representation of ray: /ræʌ/

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    List of meaning for ray

    a narrow beam of light

    beam, beam of light, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light, irradiation(noun)

    a column of light (as from a beacon)

    ray(noun)

    a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence

    ray(noun)

    (mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

    beam, ray, electron beam(noun)

    a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation

    re, ray(noun)

    the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

    ray(noun)

    any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish

    ray(verb)

    cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins

    ray(verb)

    emit as rays

    "That tower rays a laser beam for miles across the sky"

    radiate, ray(verb)

    extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center

    "spokes radiate from the hub of the wheel"; "This plants radiate spines in all directions"

    irradiate, ray(verb)

    expose to radiation

    "irradiate food"

    a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object

    two red eyes reflected in the ray of light from the flashlight

    a very small amount

    the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive

    to emit rays of light

    klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere

    to extend outwards from or as if from a central point

    laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes

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    ray in sentence

    1. A ray of light shined out of the flashlight and directly onto the suspect.

    2. Because Ray was blind, he tried even harder to prove everyone wrong by becoming a virtuoso of the piano.

    3. Beaming from the sun, the ray lit up the sky and ushered in the morning.

    4. Ms. Ray believed that her chocolate cake would arguably win the top prize at Florida’s Cake Contest.

    5. A UVA ray can be dangerous, so direct exposure to light beams should be avoided.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term ray

    When you put people in a theater or (they watch) a blue ray DVD, they are watching in the comfort of their home, but to physically be inside a tram car and experience your favorite franchise as a theme park ride, it definitely raises the bar.

    – Tyrese Gibson

    In an ironic vignette, at a healthcare facility dedicated to serving blind veterans—the new Palo Alto Polytrauma and Blind Rehabilitation Center—the agency wasted $670,000 on two sculptures no blind veteran can even see, the ‘Helmick Sculpture’ cost $385,000 (2014) and a parking garage exterior wall faade by King Ray Studio for the ‘design, fabrication, and installation of the public artwork’ cost $285,000 (2014).

    – Adam Andrzejewski

    They looked bad in the earlier things with Ray Rice, They handled things badly publicly and now they just decided to make Adrian the scapegoat for all their past failings.

    – Rusty Hardin

    It didn't seem like there was any overall game plan that made sense in terms of a systematic investigation, one of the things I'd asked them to do from the first couple weeks is now impossible to do -- to do a hotel-motel canvas looking for the mystery woman seen with Ray and then match the names with photo IDs which police have access to.

    – Bob Buehner

    The Texas thing is part of it, growing up on a healthy dose of ZZ Top and Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I also was a metal-head from day one. Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Kiss, Van Halen, all my favorite bands had really great grooves to their music.

    – Vinnie Paul

    One of the things I'd asked them to do from the first couple weeks is now impossible to do -- to do a hotel-motel canvas looking for the mystery woman seen with Ray and then match the names with photo IDs which police have access to.

    – Bob Buehner

    A compassionate heart radiates a ray of beauty that removes the clouds of million hearts.

    – Amit Ray

    I've thought about what I could accomplish in football, but for me personally, when you read about Mike Webster and Dave Duerson and Ray Easterling, you read all these stories. And to be the type of player I want to be in football, I think I'd have to take on some risks that as a person I don't want to take on.

    – Denver Bronco Shane Dronett

    Ray Hinton was convicted because Ray Hinton was poor.

    – Bryan Stevenson

    While this organization has a strong belief in due process and has demonstrated that over time, Ray has demonstrated a pattern of poor decision-making that has led to multiple distractions for this organization and this football team that can no longer be tolerated.

    – Trent Baalke

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