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Meaning of "death ray" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEATH RAY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEATH RAY

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Death ray is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEATH RAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Death ray

The death ray or death beam was a theoretical particle beam or electromagnetic weapon of the 1920s through the 1930s that was claimed to have been invented independently by Nikola Tesla, Edwin R. Scott, Harry Grindell Matthews, and Graichen, as well as others. In 1957, the National Inventors Council was still issuing lists of needed military inventions that included a death ray. While based in fiction, research into energy-based weapons inspired by past speculation has contributed to real-life weapons in use by modern militaries sometimes called a sort of 'death ray', such as the United States Navy and its 'Laser Weapon System' deployed in mid-2014. These such armaments are technically known as 'directed-energy weapons'.

Definition of death ray in the English dictionary

The definition of death ray in the dictionary is an imaginary ray capable of killing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEATH RAY

death grant
death house
death knell
death march
death mask
death metal
death notice
death penalty
death rate
death rattle
death roll
death row
death seat
death sentence
death squad
death tax
death threat
death throes
death toll
death tourist

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEATH RAY

alpha ray
beta ray
canal ray
cuckoo ray
delta ray
devil ray
eagle ray
electric ray
extraordinary ray
ground ray
manta ray
medullary ray
molecular ray
ordinary ray
roentgen ray
sandy ray
shagreen ray
spotted ray
starry ray
undulate ray

Synonyms and antonyms of death ray in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «death ray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEATH RAY

Find out the translation of death ray to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of death ray from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «death ray» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死亡射线
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rayo de la muerte
570 millions of speakers

English

death ray
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौत रे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

راي الموت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

луч смерти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raio da morte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃত্যুর রে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rayon de la mort
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ray kematian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todesstrahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

殺人光線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죽음의 광선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mati sinar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chết ray
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறப்பு ரே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत्यू रे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölüm ışını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

morte ray
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

śmierć ray
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

промінь смерті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ray moarte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακτίνα θανάτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dood straal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödstråle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

død ray
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH RAY»

The term «death ray» is regularly used and occupies the 106.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEATH RAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about death ray

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEATH RAY»

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1
The Death Ray
"The Death-Ray "utilizes the classic staples of the superhero genre--origin, costume, ray gun, sidekick, fight scene--and reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic.
Daniel Clowes, 2011
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Death Ray
"My dear sir," he said. "There is a patient ahead of you. If you will please wait your turn-" Nasten stepped closer to Doctor Wasey, and in his right hand was a gun with the bulky cylinder of a silencer on it. "This is a stick-up, you sap.
Paul Ernst, 2011
3
Death Ray Butterfly
Inspector Stanley Mole doesn't mind a hard case, but things have gotten out of hand.
Tom Lichtenberg, 2010
4
My Father, the Angel of Death
Seventh-grader Jesse Baron not only misses his father, a popular professional wrestler who is often on the road, he faces simple family outings that turn into fan-frenzy events, teachers who contrive excuses for parent-teacher conferences, ...
Ray Villareal, 2011
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Nikola Tesla's Death Ray and the Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster
This book will be of special interest to those who have long thought that much of Tesla's work continues behind our backs andunderground by a Secret Government that has a global agenda of world domination.
Sean Casteel, 2003
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Death Ray
Acting on information from the French resistance they are despatched on Operation Death Ray to aid in the sabotage of vital German technology.
Craig Simpson, 2009
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Special Operations: Death Ray
FRANCE, JANUARY 1941 The Second World War is raging and Britain is staring at defeat.
Craig Simpson, 2009
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Nate Armstrong and the Death Ray of Sultron:
Nate Armstrong believes that he is a very ordinary boy, living in a small town with his two sisters, his father and his mother.
Mark Lawson, 2013
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Son of Orbiting Death-Ray Platform
In this first volume, Son of Orbiting Deathray Platform, Dr. Heildmon introduces us to the world as he sees it, made up of offbeat characters like his very good friend Art Carter and outlandish situations like a community college teaching a ...
Heinrich Heildmon, 2005
10
Death Ray
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Waylon Christian Terryn, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEATH RAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term death ray is used in the context of the following news items.
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Movie Planner: 'Minions,' murder and doomed musicians
... settling on Scarlett Overkill (voice of Sandra Bullock), who wants to take over the world, as any super villain worth his or her death ray does. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
2
Tesla documentary premiering Friday for inventor's 159th birthday
... an F.B.I. investigation into Tesla's particle beam research, including a supposed super weapon called the “death ray,” according to IMBd. «Suffolk Times, Jul 15»
3
Killer robots that leave Terminator: Genisys in the scrap pile
Miracle machines that can track you by your heartbeat three miles away, or link up with a satellite death ray to vaporize you from space. But not ... «Destructoid, Jul 15»
4
Scientists preparing tools and techniques to prevent a possible …
Another way to destroy an approaching asteroid, called the "death ray" technique, is also in the early stages of testing. This technique involves ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
5
David Solomons's top 10 superheroes of questionable ability
Look out for that fatal alien Death Ray, Captain Scarlet! Oh wait. File under Problems of Making your Superhero Too Powerful. I'm currently ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Researchers plan for global armageddon threats
If something big does come this way, researchers are working on the "death ray" technique, as it was dubbed on Twitter. Still in early testing, ... «WCNC, Jul 15»
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Facebook Wants to Deliver High Speed Internet Through Laser …
Naturally, the lasers would be of the invisible (and non-death ray) variety, but Zuckerberg posted a few photos of the system with the beams ... «Celebrity Cafe - Entertainment News, Jul 15»
8
Here Comes Yet Another Drone-Zapping Death Ray
Behold, the latest laser built for frying rogue drones. A German missile manufacturer built this Death Star-like beam to protect world leaders. «Gizmodo India, Jun 15»
9
This Is the Most Adorable, Brutally Difficult Game at E3
Build this up to full power and you can unleash a death ray. Only once I started doing this did I actually start defeating some of the boss ... «Wired, Jun 15»
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Forest Whitaker May Star in Star Wars: Rogue One
Maybe a death ray eyeball. FlagShare. LikeReply. veritas723 5ptsEditors' Pick Jun 15, 2015. scuttlebutt is Rogue One is a war movie... sans ... «Vulture, Jun 15»

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