ray vs torpedo

ray and torpedo both are nouns.

ray and torpedo both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ray	Yes	No	Yes	No
torpedo	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, torpedo is a hyponym of ray; that is, torpedo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ray:

ray: cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
torpedo: any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges

Other hyponyms of ray include crampfish, electric ray, numbfish, sawfish, guitarfish, stingray, eagle ray, devilfish, manta, manta ray, skate.

ray (noun)	torpedo (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins	any sluggish bottom-dwelling ray of the order Torpediniformes having a rounded body and electric organs on each side of the head capable of emitting strong electric discharges
any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish	armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization	a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
a column of light (as from a beacon)	a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface
a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation	an explosive device that is set off in an oil well (or a gas well) to start or to increase the flow of oil (or gas)
a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence	a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point	a professional killer who uses a gun

ray (verb)	torpedo (verb)
expose to radiation	attack or hit with torpedoes
extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center
emit as rays

Difference between ray and torpedo

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