Definition of Sunray

1. Noun. A ray of sunlight.

Exact synonyms: Sunbeam
Generic synonyms: Beam, Beam Of Light, Irradiation, Light Beam, Ray, Ray Of Light, Shaft, Shaft Of Light
Group relationships: Sun, Sunlight, Sunshine

2. 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.
Exact synonyms: Enceliopsis Nudicaulis
Generic synonyms: Wild Flower, Wildflower
Group relationships: Enceliopsis, Genus Enceliopsis

3. Noun. A ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp.

Definition of Sunray

1. Noun. A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam ¹

2. Noun. A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet ¹

3. Noun. A herb, ''Enceliopsis nudicaulis'', that has a broad, yellow flowerhead ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sunray

1. a ray of sunlight [n -RAYS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sunray

sunnish
sunns
sunnud
sunnuds
sunny
sunny-side up
sunny side up
sunperch
sunphotometer
sunphotometers
sunphotometric
sunphotometry
sunporch
sunporches
sunproof
sunray (current term)
sunray lamp
sunray pleat
sunrays
sunrise
sunrise(a)
sunrise industry
sunrise period
sunrise periods
sunrises
sunrising
sunrist
sunroof
sunroofs
sunroom

Literary usage of Sunray

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Men of Mark in the World of Sport in New Zealand by Joseph Chadwick (1906)
"The race between sunray ami King Don was a memorable one. ... sunray!' I bit my lips then, but it's no use to mourn, Though the cry I'd expected to hear was ..."

2. The General Stud-book, Containing Pedigrees of Race Horses, &c. &c. from the (1897)
"g), was 1896 by Balmoral, and sold to Mr J. Duggan. barren iu 1893, and sold for a hack. sunray, by King of the Forest, out of Sunshine, by Thormanby, ..."

3. Dogdom: Monthly (1920)
"... Brilliant sunray; res.. Lakewood Nymph, Mrs. Hartley Williamson. Open bitches. 7 Ibs. and under, any color—1, ..."

4. Outing (1892)
"The first service of this great sire was given to sunray, an Alton bitch owned by the ... sunray is very tall, standing over 31 inches at the shoulder, ..."

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