Ray
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[edit] Ichthyology
Ray is the superorder Batoidea of cartilaginous fishes, containing more than 500 described species in thirteen families.
- Australian bull ray, large eagle ray of temperate waters
- Bat ray, eagle ray found in muddy or sandy sloughs
- Blind electric ray, numbfish of the genus Typhlonarke
- Blotched fantail ray, member of Dasyatidae
- Bull ray, large stingray of the eagle ray family found around coasts of Europe and Africa
- Butterfly ray, rajiform
- Cownose ray, the most common type of ray found in the Chesapeake Bay
- Eagle ray, family of mostly large rays living in the open ocean rather than at the bottom of the sea
- Electric ray, fish that has a rounded body and a pair of organs capable of producing an electric discharge
- Manta ray, largest of the rays
- New Zealand eagle ray, eagle ray of the family Myliobatidae
- Pacific electric ray, species of electric ray native to the eastern Pacific Ocean
- Round ray, family of rays
[edit] Molecular physics
- Cathode ray, streams of electrons observed in vacuum tubes
- Delta ray, recoil particle that causes secondary ionization
- Gamma ray, energetic form of electromagnetic radiation produced by radioactive decay or other nuclear or subatomic processes
- N ray, phenomenon described by French scientist René-Prosper Blondlot but subsequently found to be illusory
- Ray (mathematics), half-line in geometry or physics
- Ray (optics), idealized narrow beam of light
- X-ray, form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength in the range of 10 to 0.01 nanometres
[edit] Fiction
- Heat-Ray, the primary offensive weapon used by the Martians in the H. G. Wells's classic science fiction novel The War of the Worlds
- Metal Gear RAY, bipedal tank featured in the game Metal Gear Solid 2
- Ray Bradoc, character from the game Breath of Fire 2
- Ray Kinsella, main character in the film Field of Dreams
- Ray Kon, character in the anime and game Beyblade
- The Ray, DC Comics character
- Ray - Raymond Stantz - character from the movie Ghostbusters
[edit] Music
- Ray (album), album by Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel
- Ray (R&B), R&B trio
- "Ray" (single), single by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin
- Ray, a song by Aimee Mann from the 1995 album I'm with Stupid
[edit] Geography
- Ray, Iran
- Ray, Arizona, United States
- Ray, North Dakota, United States
[edit] People with the surname Ray
- James Earl Ray (1928–1998), American assassin
- John Ray (1627–1705), English naturalist
- Rachael Ray, TV chef
- Satyajit Ray, famous Bengali Indian film director
- Sukumar Ray, Bengali nonsense poet, story writer and playwright
- Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Bengali administrator and politician
- Devajyoti Ray, Indian Artist
[edit] People with the given name Ray
- Ray Bos, professional wrestler
- Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer
- Ray Charles, musician
- Ray Davies, singer
- Ray Driver, Drives the #88 Nascar
- Ray Kroc, of the McDonald's Corporation
- Ray Liotta, American actor, born Dec. 18th 1955 in Newark, New Jersey (Co-Stared in the movie Goodfellas)
- Ray Mears, a British TV personality and survival specialist
- Ray Romano, American comedian/sitcom star
- Ray Toro, American/Hispanic rock guitarist
- Ray Walston, stage, television and feature film character actor who played the title character on the situation comedy My Favorite Martian
- Ray Wilkins, a British ex-football player
- Ray Wise, American actor
- Ray J, aka William Ray Norwood, singer
- Ray Abi-fares, World famous youth worker, Who’s youthful and dynamic personality is totally relevant to the young people (so don’t listen to Peter)
- Ray Whitney, professional hockey player
- Ray Emery, the goaltender for the professional ice hockey team, the Ottawa Senators
[edit] Other
- Ray (film), 2004 movie biography of Ray Charles
- See also Ray (soundtrack).
- Ray (flash), "Choose your own adventure" series of flash games animated in the style of South Park
- Ray (manga), manga about a female doctor with X-ray vision
- Ray (surname)
- USS Ray, U.S. Navy vessel
- Ray, slang abbreviation for defence firm Raytheon
- Ray, the main character in the upcoming Wii game Disaster: Day of Crisis
- Ray, a short novel (1980) by Barry Hannah
- a 'ray', a directed half-line.
[edit] See also
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