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electromagnetic wave vs ray

ray vs electromagnetic wave

electromagnetic wave and ray both are nouns.

electromagnetic wave is not a verb while ray is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
electromagnetic wave Yes No No No
ray Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ray is a hyponym of electromagnetic wave; that is, ray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than electromagnetic wave:
  • electromagnetic wave: radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
  • ray: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
electromagnetic wave (noun) ray (noun)
radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
a column of light (as from a beacon)
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point
electromagnetic wave (verb) ray (verb)
expose to radiation
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
emit as rays
Difference between electromagnetic wave and ray

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