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rayon — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aisle noun A long, narrow passage between rows of seats, shelves, or pews.
  • gleam noun A brief or faint flash of light.
  • radius noun A straight line from the center of a circle or sphere to its edge, or the length of that line.
  • range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
  • ray noun A narrow beam of light or other radiation.
  • shelf noun A flat board fixed to a wall or cabinet, used for holding or displaying objects.
  • spoke noun One of the thin rods that run from the hub of a wheel out to its rim.

Senses

rayon is used for these senses in English:

  • aisle A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale.
  • futtock (nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
  • gleam (countable) An appearance of light, especially one which is indistinct or small, or short-lived.
  • radius (zoology) The lighter bone (or fused portion of bone) in the forelimb of an animal.
  • radius (geometry) The length of this line segment.
  • range (statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
  • ray (botany) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal florets of a compound flower, such as an aster or a sunflower; one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower cluster; radius.
  • ray (mathematics) A line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point.

aisle — full definition

  1. noun A long, narrow passage between rows of seats, shelves, or pews.
  2. noun The path a bride walks down during a wedding ceremony, and by extension, marriage itself.

gleam — full definition

  1. noun A brief or faint flash of light.
  2. verb To shine faintly or briefly.

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