Ray

What “Ray” means

Noun

1. A beam of light or radiation.
2. A rib-like reinforcement of bone or cartilage in a fish's fin.
3. One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.
4. A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
5. Sight; perception; vision; from an old theory of vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the eye to the object seen.

Verb

1. To emit something as if in rays.
2. To radiate as if in rays.
3. To expose to radiation.

Noun

1. Any of the superorder Batoidea of marine fish with flat bodies, large wing-like fins, and whip-like tails.

Verb

1. To arrange.
2. To dress, array (someone).
3. To stain or soil; to defile.

Where the word comes from

Via Middle English, borrowed from Old French rai, from Latin radius (“staff, stake, spoke”). Doublet of radius.

From Middle English raye, rayȝe, from Old French raie, from Latin raia, of uncertain origin. Compare Middle English reyhhe, reihe, reȝge (“ray, skate”), from Old English reohhe (“ray”).

Shortened from array.

Business name ideas with “Ray”

Industries where “Ray” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Solar Energy Company
• Solar Installer
• Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors
• Solar Electric Power Generation