light rays
Photons in transit
Light rays are the straight paths along which light travels, depicted as lines extending from a source.
In physics, the ray model simplifies how light behaves—reflecting off mirrors, bending through lenses.
In everyday speech, rays suggest visible beams: Light rays streamed through the window, The sun's rays broke through the clouds.
- opticsScience of illumination
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- refractionWave bending between media
- scatteringDistribution in many directions
- absorptionProcess of taking in
wavelength · dispersion · laser beams · caustics · coherence · interference · fluorescence · photons · spectroscopy · photography · glint · polarization · transmission · shine · rainbow · stained glass · halo · shadow play
- light & reflectionmirrors, rainbows, prism, water reflection, glass
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
- twilight skytwilight, dusk, dawn, sunset hues, twilight glow
- opticslens, lenses, mirror, mirrors, prism
- sky artcloudscapes, skywriting, skyscapes, cloud formations, dramatic skies
- angelsarchangels, Michael, Gabriel, seraphim, archangel
type of electromagnetic radiation
light raysradio waves
Low-frequency electromagnetic radiation
infrared radiation · ultraviolet rays · microwaves · dark matter · X-rays