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- [rey]
- /reɪ/
- /reɪ/
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- [rey]
- /reɪ/
Definitions of rays word
- noun rays John, 1627?–1705, English naturalist. 1
- noun rays Man [man] /mæn/ (Show IPA), 1890–1976, U.S. painter and photographer. 1
- noun rays Satyajit [suht-yuh-jit] /ˈsʌt yə dʒɪt/ (Show IPA), 1921–92, Indian film director. 1
- noun rays Cape, a promontory at the SW extremity of Newfoundland, Canada, on the Cabot Strait, at the entrance of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 1
- noun rays a male given name, form of Raymond. 1
- noun rays Also, Raye. a female given name, form of Rachel. 1
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Origin of rays
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English raie, raye < Old French rai < Latin radius radius
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Parts of speech for Rays
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rays popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rays usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rays
noun rays
- conductivity — the property of transmitting heat, electricity, or sound
- horsepower — a foot-pound-second unit of power, equivalent to 550 foot-pounds per second, or 745.7 watts.
- kilowatt — a unit of power, equal to 1000 watts. Abbreviation: kW, kw.
- beams — Plural form of beam.
- diaphyses — Plural form of diaphysis.