sunray

/ˈsʌnˌreɪ/
/ˈsʌnreɪ/
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Other forms: sunrays

Definitions of sunray
  1. noun
    a ray of sunlight
    synonyms: sunbeam
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    type of:
    beam, beam of light, irradiation, light beam, ray, ray of light, shaft, shaft of light
    a column of light (as from a beacon)
  2. noun
    a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp
    synonyms: sun-ray
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    type of:
    UV, ultraviolet, ultraviolet illumination, ultraviolet light, ultraviolet radiation
    radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
  3. noun
    herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona
    synonyms: Enceliopsis nudicaulis
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    type of:
    wild flower, wildflower
    wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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