ray vs nonparticulate radiation

nonparticulate radiation vs ray

ray and nonparticulate radiation both are nouns.

ray is a verb but nonparticulate radiation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No
nonparticulate radiation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nonparticulate radiation is a hypernym of ray; that is, nonparticulate radiation is a word with a broader meaning than ray:

ray: a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
nonparticulate radiation: 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, electromagnetic wave.

ray (noun)	nonparticulate radiation (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)	nonparticulate radiation (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 nonparticulate radiation

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