sunray

ˈsʌnˌreɪ

Definition

Definition of sunray - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

natural light

Rare

beam of sunlight

Rare

A single sunray broke through the clouds, illuminating the room..

sunbeam

sunlight

light

TECH.

beam of artificial ultraviolet light

TECH.

He used a sunray lamp for his skin treatment.

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Expressions with sunray

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sunray lamp

lamp mimicking sunlight for plant growth

She used a sunray lamp to help her indoor garden thrive.

sunray pleats

pleats narrower at top, wider at bottom

The dress featured elegant sunray pleats.

Origin of sunray

English, sun (star) + ray (beam)

Examples of sunray in a sentence

She basked in the warmth of a sunray on a chilly morning.
The dermatologist recommended sunray therapy for psoriasis.
Sunray exposure is controlled to prevent skin damage.

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French:rayon de soleil, rayon ultraviolet, ...
German:Sonnenstrahl, UV-Strahl, ...
Italian:fascio di luce solare, raggio UV, ...
Spanish:haz de luz solar, rayo ultravioleta, ...
Portuguese:feixe de luz solar, raios ultravioleta, ...
Chinese:阳光束, 人工紫外线光, ...
Japanese:日光, サンレイ, ...
Arabic:شُعاع شَمْس, أَشِعَّة شَمْسِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:קֶרֶן שֶׁמֶשׁ, קֶרֶן אוּלְטְרָה-סְגוֹלָה, ...
Russian:солнечный луч, ультрафиолетовый луч, ...
Ukrainian:сонячний промінь, ультрафіолетовий промінь, ...
Hindi:सूर्य की किरण, सूर्यकिरण, ...
Bengali:সূর্যের রশ্মি, সূর্যরশ্মি, ...
Catalan:raig de sol, raig ultraviolat, ...
Czech:sluneční paprsek, horské slunce, ...
Danish:solstråle, UV-lampe, ...
Dutch:zonnestraal, zonnebanklamp, ...
Greek:ηλιαχτίδα, λάμπα υπεριώδους ακτινοβολίας, ...
Hungarian:napsugár, UV-sugár, ...
Khmer:កាំរស្មីព្រះអាទិត្យ, កាំរស្មីអ៊ុលត្រាវីយ៉ូឡេត, ...
Korean:햇살, 선레이, ...
Persian:پرتو خورشید, چراغ آفتابی, ...
Polish:promień słońca, lampa słoneczna, ...
Portuguese (BR):feixe de luz solar, raio solar, ...
Romanian:rază de soare, raza de soare artificială, ...
Swedish:solstråle, UV-lampa, ...
Thai:แสงแดด, แสงอาทิตย์, ...
Turkish:güneş ışını, ...
Vietnamese:tia nắng, tia cực tím, ...

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