Ray

Ray may refer to:

Science and mathematics

  • Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point
  • Ray (graph theory), an infinite sequence of vertices such that each vertex appears at most once in the sequence and each two consecutive vertices in the sequence are the two endpoints of an edge in the graph
  • Ray (optics), an idealized narrow beam of light
  • Ray (quantum theory), an equivalence class of state-vectors representing the same state

Biology

  • Ray (fish), the common name for Batoidea, a superorder of cartilaginous fishes
  • Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine in the fin of a fish

Arts and entertainment

Music

Fictional characters

  • Ray Barone, main character in the American sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond
  • Ray Donovan, titular main character in the American TV drama series Ray Donovan
  • Father Ray Mukada, priest character in the American TV drama series Oz
  • Ray Stantz, a main character in the American film Ghostbusters
  • Ray, a protagonist in Ray the Animation, a science fiction anime television series
  • Ray, a main character in the Canadian television series Rusty Rivets
  • Ray the Flying Squirrel, a video game character from Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Ray (comics), a DC Comics character

Other

  • Ray (art journal), a British little magazine
  • Ray (manga), a manga about a female doctor with X-ray vision
  • Ray (film), a 2004 film biography of singer Ray Charles
  • The Ray (Chardin), a 1728 painting by Jean Simeon Chardin

People

Places

Iran

United States

Other countries

Sport

Transport

Other uses

  • Batoidea, a superorder of cartilaginous fish commonly known as "rays", distinguished by their flattened bodies, enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces.
  • Rays (retailer), an Australian outdoor equipment and clothing retailer formerly known as Ray's Outdoors
  • Rays Linux or Sunwah Linux
  • Raha-automaattiyhdistys, a Finnish gambling service provider
  • Arabic letter rāʾ ر
  • Sony Ericsson Xperia ray

See also

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