Ray may refer to:

Fish

Ray (fish) Batoidea is a superorder of cartilaginous fishes, commonly known as rays. They and their close relatives, the sharks, comprise the subclass Elasmobranchii. Rays are the largest group of cartilaginous fishes, with well over 600 species in 26 f ...

, any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea *

Ray (fish fin anatomy) Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

, a bony or horny spine on a fin

Science and mathematics

Ray (geometry) In geometry, a line is an infinitely long object with no width, depth, or curvature. Thus, lines are one-dimensional objects, though they may exist in two, three, or higher dimension spaces. The word ''line'' may also refer to a line segme ...

, half of a line proceeding from an initial point *

Ray (graph theory) In the mathematics of infinite graphs, an end of a graph represents, intuitively, a direction in which the graph extends to infinity. Ends may be formalized mathematically as equivalence classes of infinite paths, as havens describing strategies ...

, 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) In optics a ray is an idealized geometrical model of light, obtained by choosing a curve that is perpendicular to the ''wavefronts'' of the actual light, and that points in the direction of energy flow. Rays are used to model the propagation ...

, an idealized narrow beam of light * Ray (quantum theory), an equivalence class of state-vectors representing the same state

Arts and entertainment

Music

The Rays The Rays were an American group formed in New York City in 1955, and active into the early 1960s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes", a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached numb ...

, an American musical group active in the 1950s *

Ray (musician) , better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment. Biography Ray was born in Sapporo and raised in Otaru, Hokkaido. Ray originally worked as a gravure i ...

, stage name of Japanese singer Reika Nakayama (born 1990) *

Ray J William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), known professionally as Ray J, is an American singer, actor, and television personality. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of recording a ...

, stage name of singer William Ray Norwood, Jr. (born 1981) * ''Ray'' (Bump of Chicken album) * ''Ray'' (Frazier Chorus album) * ''Ray'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) * ''Rays'' (Michael Nesmith album) (former Monkee) * ''Ray'' (soundtrack), a soundtrack of the film ''Ray'' * ''Ray'' (EP), an album by Panic Channel * "Ray" (song), a song by Millencolin * Ray or re, the second scale degree in solfege

Fictional characters

Ray Barone This is a list of fictional characters from '' Everybody Loves Raymond'', an American sitcom, originally broadcast on CBS from September 13, 1996, to May 16, 2005. The show revolves around the life of Italian-American Ray Barone, a sportswr ...

, 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 The characters of '' Oz'', fictional characters on the television series about prison life, are a diverse mixture of inmates from various gangs and prison staff. Main inmates Key Other inmates The Aryans The Aryans are a f ...

, priest character in the American TV drama series ''Oz'' * Ray, a character in the television series ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...

'' * Ray, a

firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

in the 2009 animated Disney film ''

The Princess and the Frog ''The Princess and the Frog'' is a 2009 American animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on th ...

'' *

Ray Stantz Raymond Stantz, PhD, is a fictional character from the ''Ghostbusters'' franchise. He appears in the films '' Ghostbusters'' (1984), ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989), ''Casper'' (1995, as a cameo) and '' Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' (2021), the animate ...

, a main character in the American film ''Ghostbusters'' * Ray, a protagonist in ''

Ray the Animation ''Ray'' is a science fiction manga by Akihito Yoshitomi that ran in '' Champion Red'' magazine from 2002 to 2006 and was compiled in seven volumes. An anime television series adaptation titled ''Ray the Animation'' was broadcast in Japan from ...

'', a science fiction anime television series *

Ray Ray may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), a bony or horny spine on a fin Science and mathematics * Ray (geometry), half of a line proceeding from an initial point * Ray (gr ...

, a main character in the Canadian television series ''Rusty Rivets'' *

Ray the Flying Squirrel is a 1993 arcade game in the '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' series by Sega. Controlling Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, the player must escape an island as quickly as possible after they are kid ...

, a video game character from ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' *

Ray (comics) The Ray is the name of four superheroes in the DC Comics Universe. All versions of the character have the superpower of manipulating visible light in some manner. The first Ray was Langford "Happy" Terrill, a Quality Comics character. When DC ...

, a DC Comics character *

Ray (Ray Terrill) The Ray (real name Raymond C. "Ray" Terrill) is a fictional character, a superhero in the . He is the second character to use the codename the Ray. Ray Terrill first appeared in ''The Ray'' #1 (February 1992), and was created by Jack C. Harris ...

, the second version of the character * Mr. Ray, a

spotted eagle ray The spotted eagle ray (''Aetobatus narinari'') is a cartilaginous fish of the eagle ray family, Myliobatidae. As traditionally recognized, it is found globally in tropical regions, including the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Recent aut ...

in the ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was wr ...

'' franchise

Other media

* ''Ray'' (art journal), a British little magazine * ''Ray'' (manga), a manga and anime series about a doctor with X-ray vision * ''Ray'' (film), a 2004 film biography of African-American singer Ray Charles * ''Ray'' (TV series), a 2021 Netflix anthology series based on Satyajit Ray's stories * ''The Ray'' (Chardin), a 1728 painting by Jean Simeon Chardin

People

Ray (surname) The surname Ray has several origins. Ray is a historical title of royalty and nobility in the Indian subcontinent used by rulers and chieftains of many princely states. It is derived from Raja. The Marathi/Telugu variant Rai was used as a substitut ...

* Ray (given name) * Ray (wrestler), from Hong Kong

Places

Iran

* Ray, Iran, a city in the Greater Tehran metropolis ** Ray County, Tehran Province * Ray, South Khorasan, a small village

Russia

* Ray (Smolensk region) *

Ray, Belgorod Oblast Ray (russian: Рай) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). I ...

United Kingdom

* River Ray, South East England * River Ray, Wiltshire, South West England

United States

Ray, Alabama Ray is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , Larges ...

Ray, Arizona Ray is a ghost town in Pinal County, Arizona, United States; it is mostly known for the large copper mine there. It was named after the nearby Ray mine, which was begun by the Ray Copper Company in 1882, after the sister of one of the miners, who ...

Ray, Indiana and Michigan Ray is an unincorporated community in both Steuben County, Indiana and Branch County, Michigan in the United States. Located along the local "State Line Road," the small community straddles the border between the two states. The Indiana Nor ...

, Steuben and Branch counties *

Ray Township, Michigan Ray Township is a civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 3,780, which makes Ray Township the least populated township in Macomb County. Wolcott Mill Metropark, a park ...

, Macomb County * Ray, Minnesota * Ray County, Missouri * Ray, North Dakota

Elsewhere

* Ray, a Cambodian village in Ke Chong *

Mount Ray (British Columbia) Mount Ray, also known as Ray Mountain, is a subglacial mound in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Mount Ray last erupted during the Pleistocene. It is part of the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field. The lava flows were rest ...

, a Canadian volcano *

Ray, Templeport Ray () is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw. Geography Ray is bounded on the north by Port, Templeport and Gortaclogher townlands, on ...

, County Cavan, Ireland *

Ray, Jharkhand Ray is a census town in the Khelari CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Ray is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi p ...

, India

Technology

Rays Linux RAYS Linux (previously Sun Wah Linux) was a Chinese Debian-based Linux distribution. Development and distribution Sunwah Linux was a Debian-based distribution. It was the first Chinese Linux distribution to receive Linux Standard Base (LSB) cer ...

, a defunct Chinese operating system * Sony Ericsson Xperia ray, a 2011 smartphone

Transportation

Vehicles

* Kia Ray, a 2011–present South Korean city car * Kia Ray (2010 concept vehicle), a 2010 South Korean mid-size concept sedan * Mitsuoka Ray, a 1996–2004 Japanese city car * USS ''Ray'', a U.S. Navy vessel

Other uses in transportation

Raynes Park railway station Raynes Park railway station serves the district of Raynes Park in the London Borough of Merton. It is south-west of and is situated between and on the South West Main Line. The next station along on the Mole Valley branch line is . The s ...

, London, England (by GBR station code) * Rays Engineering, a Japanese automotive wheel manufacturer

Other uses

* Rays (retailer), an Australian outdoors store * Rāʾ ("ر"), a letter of the Arabic alphabet *

Raha-automaattiyhdistys Finland's Slot Machine Association or RAY ( fi, Raha-automaattiyhdistys) was a government-supervised and -owned nonprofit gaming (gambling) association (statutory corporation) in Finland. On January 1, 2017, RAY merged with the government-supervi ...

(Finland's Slot Machine Association), a Finnish gambling provider *

Tampa Bay Rays The Tampa Bay Rays are an American professional baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Since its inception, the team's home v ...

, a Major League Baseball team