1.a column of light (as from a beacon)
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
5.the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
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
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
3.expose to radiation;
irradiate food