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ray vs light beam

light beam vs ray

ray and light beam both are nouns.

ray is a verb but light beam is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ray Yes No Yes No
light beam Yes No No No
As nouns, ray and light beam are synonyms defined as:
  • ray and light beam: a column of light (as from a beacon)
Other synonyms of ray include beam, beam of light, irradiation, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light.
ray (noun) light beam (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins a column of light (as from a beacon)
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) light beam (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 light beam

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