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Meaning of "sunray" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SUNRAY

sunray  [ˈsʌnˌreɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUNRAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sunray 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 SUNRAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sunray

Sunray is a term used in radio voice procedure in the British military and in the military of nations strongly influenced by the British. It refers to the formation commander and serves as a synonym of "leader". This could be a commander of platoon, company, combat group, battalion, or battle group. The second-in-command is also referred to as "Sunray Minor".

Definition of sunray in the English dictionary

The definition of sunray in the dictionary is a ray of light from the sun. Other definition of sunray is a ray of ultraviolet light artificially produced, as for instance by a sunray lamp.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUNRAY


apres
ˈæpreɪ
array
əˈreɪ
cabaret
ˈkæbəˌreɪ
Castlereagh
ˈkɑːsəlˌreɪ
extrait
eksˈtreɪ
gray
ɡreɪ
grey
ɡreɪ
helleri
ˈhɛləˌreɪ
hombre
ˈɒmbreɪ
Monterrey
ˌmɒntəˈreɪ
pray
preɪ
ray
reɪ
re
reɪ
rei
reɪ
spray
spreɪ
stingray
ˈstɪŋˌreɪ
Tigre
ˈtiːɡreɪ
tray
treɪ
trey
treɪ
whipray
ˈwɪpˌreɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUNRAY

sunnies
sunniest
sunnily
sunniness
sunning
Sunnite
sunny
sunny side
sunny-side up
sunproof
sunray lamp
sunray pleats
sunray treatment
sunrise
sunrise industry
sunroof
sunroom
sunscald
sunscreen
sunscreening

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUNRAY

ashtray
astray
betray
Blu-ray
bray
challenge to the array
chambray
cray
disarray
foray
fray
hairspray
hooray
microarray
moray
Murray
portray
stray
Thackeray
X-ray

Synonyms and antonyms of sunray in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sunray» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUNRAY

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

Translator English - Chinese

新蕾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rayo de sol
570 millions of speakers

English

sunray
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Sunray
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أشعة الشمس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кварцевая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Sunray
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rayon de soleil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sunray
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sonnenstrahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

太陽光線
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선 레이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sunray
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sunray
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Sunray
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूर्यनारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sunray
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sunray
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sunray
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кварцова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Sunray
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχτίδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sunray
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sunray
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sunray
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sunray

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNRAY»

The term «sunray» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.860 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SUNRAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sunray» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sunray» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUNRAY»

Discover the use of sunray in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sunray and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
English: hoary sunray H. anthemoides (Sprengel) DC. English: chamomile sunray H. chlorocephalum (Turcz.) Benth. English: western sunray, greenhead sunray H. corymbiflorum Schltdl. English: grey sunray, small white sunray H. cotula ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
2
International Private Equity
However, for an eventual IPO to yield the maximum value, SunRay would need to own operating assets as well as its strong pipeline of projects, which would require far larger capital injections by Denham. It seemed that the company needed ...
Eli Talmor, Florin Vasvari, 2011
3
Dreamsbane of Tamalor
Sunray watches fearfully as Darglo uses his free hand to pull the lever down, and she realizes the gateway must be some kind of trap. Below, the group stays at the ready for an attack from any direction. A voice from the gatehouse sounding ...
bradley James Simpson, 2005
4
Yenko: The Man, The Machines, The Legend
Although Sunray DX coughed up most of the money to go to Le Mans, the French objected to the Sunray DX stickers on the car in tech [due to Shell Oil of Europe being the event sponsor] and made the team remove them before the race.
Bob McClurg, 2014
5
Understanding Business Strategy: Concepts and Cases
Another interesting example is the SunRay computer created by Sun Microsystems in September 1999. Notwithstanding its many competitive advantages relative to the PC, this potential innovation never succeeded even though it had a ...
R. Duane Ireland, Robert Hoskisson, Michael Hitt, 2008
6
Instinctive: An Eternal Pleasure Novel
Jaclyn slowly opened her eyes and came face-to-face with Sunray. Her body warmed as memories of her wonderful night with Slyck and the protective way he' d seen to it she'd gotten home before sunrise came rushing back to her mind.
Cathryn Fox, 2009
7
Flora of New South Wales
Maiden & E. Betche] 3 R. laevis (A. Gray) Paul G. Wilson Smooth Sunray Slender erect almost glabrous annual to 12 cm high. Leaves linear, 10-20 mm long, 0.2-1 mm wide. Heads in small clusters, terminal on branches; heads cylindrical, c.
Gwen J. Harden, 1992
8
Charles R. Stinson Architects: Compositions in Nature
PROJECT. CREDITS. Altman Residence Interior: Faye Callus Builder: Streeter & Associates Landscape Architect: Damon Farber & Associates Cabinets: Scott Terwilliger, Sunray Metal Roofing: Aldo, Inc. Structural Engineer: Mike Preston, ...
Charles R. Stinson, 2008
9
Corvette Racing Legends: The Story of the L-88 Option Package
After his success at Daytona, Don Yenko returned with a three car Sunray DX racing team. The "showroom" Corvette was rebuilt and identified as #2. He would drive this Corvette with co-driver Pedro Rodriguez. This would be a one race only  ...
Peter J. Gimenez, 2008
10
In This Man's Army
One of the bombs failed to go off. Some time later, the boss came in over the radio. “Sunray minor, this is Sunray come in, over.” “Sunray this is sunray minor, I read you, over” I replied. “Sunray minor this is Sunray, did you see the bombing raid, ...
Stan Sutherland, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUNRAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sunray is used in the context of the following news items.
1
verykool i330 Sunray vs Nokia Lumia 638 : Comparison of Features …
verykool i330 Sunray is the smartphone from verykool with 2.4 inches screen and the resolution of the screen is 240 x 320 pixels pixels. Phone was announced ... «Newstrack India, Jul 15»
2
Horse racing: Penny may shine at Sunray
FARMINGTON — Penny Snatchin is expected to be a short-priced favorite today at Sunray Park and Casino when she faces a field of nine New Mexico-bred ... «Farmington Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Horse racing: Unfettered makes it look easy in Inaugural at Sunray
Unfettered remained unbeaten in two starts at Sunray Park and Casino, overcoming a bit of a tricky start to win Friday's $35,000 Inaugural Handicap by one and ... «Farmington Daily Times, Jul 15»
4
Sunray moves into $30 million complex
The $30 million complex spans 181,000 sq ft - four times the size of Sunray Woodcraft Construction's old premises at Bukit Batok. -- PHOTO: SUNRAY ... «The Straits Times, May 15»
5
Indian Country Influenced by Attitudes From the Old South
Cedric Sunray is exploring the Red and Black divide in Indian country with a series of three editorials. The next editorial discusses the current issues and ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Feb 15»
6
Locally grown clam coming soon to a menu near you?
Sunray venus clam shells have long been treasured by tourists, thanks to their thin, glossy-smooth wings' sunburst markings, while their sweet, delicate meat ... «The News-Press, Jan 15»
7
Childers, Crosbyton beat Sunray, 62-34
CANYON — Nathan Childers ran for five touchdowns and caught a pass for another, as Crosbyton remained unbeaten with a 62-34 victory against Sunray in the ... «LubbockOnline.com, Nov 14»
8
Film Pre-Sales Business Is “Not What It Used To Be”, Ex Focus Exec …
She also gave some fresh details of her new company, Sunray Films. Related ... on film acquisitions, she is looking to create scale with Sunray moving forward. «Deadline.com, Oct 14»
9
How 'sunray therapy' with ultra violet lamps has put a generation at …
The only possible consolation for sunray children, says Dr Lowe, is that if they were going to get skin cancer as a result of using the lamps, they would have ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
10
Cannes: Thompson's Sunray, Schamus and X Filme Team for 'Alone …
“Alone in Berlin” represents the first brand new project at the London-based Sunray Films, which Thompson set up after years as the head of Focus Features ... «Variety, Apr 14»

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