solar rays

Light from above

Solar rays are the streams of light and energy emitted by the sun.

The term appears in scientific contexts describing electromagnetic radiation from the sun, but also in everyday speech about sunlight: Solar rays streamed through the window.

In skin care and health discussions, solar rays often specifically mean the ultraviolet radiation that causes sunburn and skin damage.

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light beams · photons · ultraviolet · golden · sunshine · glare · dawn · golden hour · heat · burning · tan · vitamin D · corona · flare · zenith · blazing · summer · scorching

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Opposites
light source

solar raysmoonlight

Reflected solar radiance, nocturnal

moonbeams · starlight · artificial light · candlelight · firelight

presence vs. absence of light

solar raysdarkness

Total absence of light

shadow · shade · night · gloom · blackness

energy type

solar raysgeothermal energy

Heat harvested from underground

cold · cosmic rays

Family

solar, rays, ray, sol, solarium, solariums, solarize, solarized, solarizing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G