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moonbeam vs ray

ray vs moonbeam

moonbeam and ray both are nouns.

moonbeam is not a verb while ray is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
moonbeam Yes No No No
ray Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ray is a hypernym of moonbeam; that is, ray is a word with a broader meaning than moonbeam:
  • moonbeam: a ray of moonlight
  • ray: a column of light (as from a beacon)
Other hypernyms of moonbeam include beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light.
moonbeam (noun) ray (noun)
a ray of moonlight 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
moonbeam (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 moonbeam and ray

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