Synonyms for Ray (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation):
beam, electron beam
WordNet sense 2 (a column of light (as from a beacon)):
irradiation, shaft, beam of light, light beam, ray of light, shaft of light
WordNet sense 3 (the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization):
re, re
WordNet sense 4 (extend or spread outward from a center or focus or inward towards a center):
radiate
WordNet sense 5 (expose to radiation):
irradiate
From the ODE community, based on WordNet
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