sunray

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noun

A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.

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sunbeamEnceliopsis nudicaulissun-ray
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Meanings

sunray1

nounsunray (plural sunrays)

plural sunrays

  1. A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam.
  2. A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet.
  3. A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flower head.
  4. Any of various Australian plants of the genus Rhodanthe.

Sunray2

proper noun
  1. An unincorporated community in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Synonym: Beckett.
  2. A city in Moore County, Texas, United States, named after the Sunray Oil Company (later Sunoco).

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna ray of sunlight

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sunbeam
Broader
beambeam of lightlight beam

nounherb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

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Enceliopsis nudicaulis
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wildflowerwild flower

nouna ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp

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sun-ray
Broader
ultravioletultraviolet radiationultraviolet light
Also see
beckettsunbeam

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From sun + ray.

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Cite this entry
APA

sunray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunray

MLA

“sunray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunray. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunray.

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