Sunlight vs. Sunray

Sunlight vs. Sunray — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Sunlight and Sunray

Sunlightnoun

All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.

Sunraynoun

A beam of sunlight; a sunbeam

Sunlightnoun

(figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

Sunraynoun

A beam of artificial light, especially one rich in ultraviolet

Sunlightnoun

synonym of sunrise

Sunraynoun

A plant, Enceliopsis nudicaulis, that has a broad, yellow flowerhead

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Sunlightverb

To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

Sunraynoun

a ray of sunlight

Sunlightnoun

the rays of the sun;

the shingles were weathered by the sun and wind

Sunraynoun

herb having a basal cluster of gray-green leaves and leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona

Sunraynoun

a ray of artifical ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp

Sunrayadjective

pleated or tucked in lines radiating from a circular edge;

blouse with a sunburst yokesunray fan pleats below the hips
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