torpedo vs ray

torpedo and ray both are nouns.

torpedo and ray both are verbs.

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

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

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
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 (noun)	ray (noun)
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	cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside; most swim by moving the pectoral fins
armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target	any of the stiff bony spines in the fin of a fish
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	the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization
a small firework that consists of a percussion cap and some gravel wrapped in paper; explodes when thrown forcefully against a hard surface	a column of light (as from a beacon)
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 group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation
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	a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
a professional killer who uses a gun	(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point

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

Difference between torpedo and ray

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