raio

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) ray
2. (masculine) beam, ray (of light or radiation)
3. (masculine) lightning
4. (masculine) radius
5. (masculine) spoke (of a wheel)

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of raiar

raiar

1. to light up; to illuminate; to shine
2. (intransitive) to break; to arrive

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Concepts

lightning

ray

radius

beam

thunderbolt

shaft

bolt

spoke

flash

bolt of lightning

span

streak

thread

🧵

thunderstorm

beam of light

shaft of light

flash of lightning

gleam

irradiation

levin

light beam

lightning bolt

r

range

ray of light

Synonyms

relâmpago

corisco

trovão

🌩️

trovoadas

feixe

Translations

rayo

rayon

straal

Blitz

raggio

fulmine

bliksem

llamp

éclair

lampo

foudre

ακτίνα

fulmen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʁaj.u/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: radius

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese rayo, from Latin radius. Doublet of rádio.