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ray vs visible light

visible light vs ray

ray and visible light both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ray Yes No Yes No
visible light Yes No No No
As nouns, visible light is a hypernym of ray; that is, visible light is a word with a broader meaning than ray:
  • ray: a column of light (as from a beacon)
  • visible light: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Other hypernyms of ray include light, visible radiation.
ray (noun) visible light (noun)
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
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) visible light (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 visible light

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