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ray vs electromagnetic wave

electromagnetic wave vs ray

ray and electromagnetic wave both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ray Yes No Yes No
electromagnetic wave Yes No No No
As nouns, electromagnetic wave is a hypernym of ray; that is, electromagnetic wave is a word with a broader meaning than ray:
  • ray: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
  • electromagnetic wave: radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
Other hypernyms of ray include electromagnetic radiation, nonparticulate radiation.
ray (noun) electromagnetic wave (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge
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
ray (verb) electromagnetic wave (verb)
expose to radiation
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
emit as rays
Difference between ray and electromagnetic wave

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