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Class of binary stars
classification by mass (high, intermediate, low) refers to the optically visible donor, not to the compact X-ray emitting accretor. Low-mass X-ray binaries (LMXBs)
X-ray_binary
Type of X-ray binary system
An intermediate-mass X-ray binary (IMXB) is a type of X-ray binary containing a compact object and an intermediate-mass donor star. Mass ranges differ
Intermediate-mass X-ray binary
Intermediate-mass_X-ray_binary
Type of binary star
A high-mass X-ray binary (HMXB or HMXRB) is a binary star system containing a compact object (typically a black hole or neutron star) and a normal star
High-mass_X-ray_binary
Low-mass X-ray binary
Cygnus X-2, also known as V1341 Cygni, is a low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) containing a neutron star as the compact object. It is located in the constellation
Cygnus_X-2
Collapsed core of a massive star
Intermediate-mass X-ray binary pulsars: a class of intermediate-mass X-ray binaries (IMXB), a pulsar with an intermediate mass star High-mass X-ray binary pulsars: a
Neutron_star
Binary Star in the constellation Hercules
~2 M☉, between high- and low-mass X-ray binaries. An intermediate-mass X-ray binary (IMXB) is a binary star system where one of the components is a neutron
Hercules_X-1
Astronomical objects
CXJ0110-7211 Vela X-1 4U 0352+309 Bursting Pulsar Vela Junior LMC N49 Intermediate-mass X-ray binary High-mass X-ray binaries Centaurus X-3 Circinus X-1 GX 301-2
List_of_neutron_stars
Topics referred to by the same term
mass between 1.8–2.5 and 5–10 solar masses An intermediate-mass X-ray binary, an X-ray binary star in which one of the components is an intermediate-mass
Intermediate_mass
Class of X-ray binary stars
X-ray bursters are one class of X-ray binary stars exhibiting X-ray bursts, periodic and rapid increases in luminosity (typically a factor of 10 or greater)
X-ray_burster
Astronomical object emitting X-rays
companion. Vela X-1 is the prototypical detached HMXB. An intermediate-mass X-ray binary (IMXB) is a binary star system where one of the components is a neutron
Astrophysical_X-ray_source
Two pulsars orbiting each other
S2CID 120688730. Chen, W.-C.; Li, X.-D.; Xu, R.-X. (2011). "He star evolutionary channel to intermediate-mass binary pulsar PSR J1802-2124". Astronomy
Binary_pulsar
Black hole formed by a collapsed star
September 2021). "Dynamical confirmation of a stellar mass black hole in the transient X-ray dipping binary MAXI J1305-704". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical
Stellar_black_hole
Branch of astronomy that uses X-ray observation
with or without additional electron transitions. An intermediate-mass X-ray binary (IMXB) is a binary star system where one of the components is a neutron
X-ray_astronomy
Type of binary pulsar
the accretion disk state, the tMSP acts as a low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) or accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar (AMXP). During the radio pulsar state, the
Transitional millisecond pulsar
Transitional_millisecond_pulsar
Type of X-ray binary
An accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar (AMXP, AMSP, or AMP) is a type of low-mass X-ray binary (LMXB) star system containing a pulsar with a short spin
Accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar
Accreting_millisecond_X-ray_pulsar
Large self-illuminated object in space
The mass, radius, surface gravity, and rotation period can then be estimated based on stellar models. (Mass can be calculated for stars in binary systems
Star
Suspected black hole
M82 X-1 is an ultra-luminous X-ray source located in the galaxy M82. It is a candidate intermediate-mass black hole, with the exact mass estimate varying
M82_X-1
Class of black holes with a mass range of 100 to 100000 solar masses
oscillation from an intermediate-mass black hole candidate located using NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer. The candidate, M82 X-1, is orbited by a red
Intermediate-mass_black_hole
Type of x-ray source
scaled-up X-ray binary or accreting IMBH. M74: Possibly containing an intermediate-mass black hole, as observed by Chandra in 2005. M82 X-1: This is
Ultraluminous_X-ray_source
Substellar object
brown dwarf's "surface". Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have detected X-rays from a low-mass brown dwarf in a multiple star system. This
Brown_dwarf
Compact astronomical body
The first widely accepted black hole was Cygnus X-1, an x-ray source proposed as a black hole binary through several studies between 1971 and 1974. Black
Black_hole
X-ray binary in the constellation Pegasus
MAXI J1820+070 is an X-ray binary system in the equatorial constellation of Ophiuchus. It was discovered in 2018, when it underwent a flare event, becoming
MAXI_J1820+070
Methodological basis for 3D CAD/CAM solid modeling and image rendering
these binary operators for solid modeling is largely due to Voelcker and Requicha's geometric modelling group at the University of Rochester. Before ray casting
Ray_casting
List of some black holes
binary pair J1502S composed of J1502SE and J1502SW Black hole List of quasars List of nearest black holes Supermassive black hole Intermediate-mass black
List_of_black_holes
Type of neutron star with beams of radiation
pulsars" (MSPs) had been found. MSPs are believed to be the end product of X-ray binaries. Owing to their extraordinarily rapid and stable rotation, MSPs can
Pulsar
Radio pulsar with a spin period under 20 ms
billions more. MSRPs are the descendants of low-mass X-ray binaries, where accretion off of a low-mass star spins the pulsar up to millisecond-order periods
Millisecond_radio_pulsar
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
December 2021). "Central X-Ray Point Sources Found to Be Abundant in Low-mass, Late-type Galaxies Predicted to Contain an Intermediate-mass Black Hole". The Astrophysical
NGC_4470
Common gas atmosphere of a binary star system
to the formation of a binary system composed of a compact object with a close companion. Cataclysmic variables, X-ray binaries, and systems of close double
Common_envelope
Upper bound to the mass of cold, nonrotating neutron stars
relative faintness, and X-ray spectra, several massive objects in X-ray binaries are thought to be stellar black holes. These black hole candidates are
Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit
Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff_limit
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
hole would have a mass on the order of 2.5 million to 30 million solar masses. It was speculated that the nucleus may host a binary black hole, with about
NGC_4151
Patruno, Alessandro; Watts, Anna L. (2020-10-24). "Accreting Millisecond X-ray Pulsars" (PDF). In Belloni, Tomaso M.; Méndez, Mariano; Zhang, Chengmin
List_of_X-ray_pulsars
Type of supernova in binary systems
prevent catastrophic collapse. If a white dwarf gradually accretes mass from a binary companion, or merges with a second white dwarf, the general hypothesis
Type_Ia_supernova
Stellar core remnant
observed to be X-ray sources. Other binaries include those that consist of a main sequence star (or giant) and a white dwarf. The binary Sirius AB is an
White_dwarf
proto-stellar object HMXB – (celestial object) High-mass x-ray binary, an X-ray-luminous binary system consisting of a compact star and a massive star
List_of_astronomy_acronyms
LIGO & Virgo O1 & O2/2015-2017 events Distance and mass for events up to O4 in 2023 List of binary merger events There is possible detection of nanohertz
List of gravitational wave observations
List_of_gravitational_wave_observations
an anomalous level of excess X-ray emission. X-ray source A source of X-rays. They are usually produced when a high-mass object, usually a neutron star
Glossary_of_astronomy
Gravitational-wave signal detected in 2017
light-years away. The wave was produced by the last moments of the inspiral of a binary pair of neutron stars, ending with their merger. It is the first GW detection
GW170817
"On the Binary Nature of Massive Blue Hypergiants: High-resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy Suggests That Cyg OB2 12 is a Colliding Wind Binary". The Astrophysical
List_of_most_massive_stars
Double stars that show a significant interaction between their components
of such a binary star is R Canis Majoris, in which it is thought that the secondary star has exceeded its Roche lobe and transferred mass to the primary
Interacting_binary_star
Globular cluster in the constellation Pegasus
White NE; Angelini L (2001). "The discovery of a second luminous low-mass X-ray binary in the globular cluster M15". Astrophysical Journal Letters. 561 (1):
Messier_15
Astronomical objects colder than red dwarfs
Parallax Program. III. 2MASS J0249-0557 c: A Wide Planetary-mass Companion to a Low-mass Binary in the β Pic Moving Group". The Astronomical Journal. 156
L_dwarf
Densest star cluster known
hypergiants. One of these is an eclipsing binary with a Wolf–Rayet primary and a class O supergiant secondary. X-ray emission from the cluster suggests that
Arches_Cluster
Empirical function in astronomy
1365-2966.2009.14425.x. Dabringhausen, Jörg; Kroupa, Pavel; Pflamm-Altenburg, Jan; Mieske, Steffen (2012-03-01). "Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries Indicate a Top-Heavy
Initial_mass_function
Wolf–Rayet star in the constellation Dorado
soft x-rays not thought to indicate a colliding winds binary. Rapid Doppler radial velocity variations would be expected from a pair of equal mass stars
R136a1
Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
progenitor of NGC 5204 X-1 is an intermediate-mass black hole with a mass of about 100-100,000 M☉ with a giant companion star that is losing mass to the black hole
NGC_5204
Type of neutron star with a strong magnetic field
emission of high-energy electromagnetic radiation, particularly X-rays and gamma rays. The existence of magnetars was proposed in 1992 by Robert Duncan
Magnetar
Model for the accretion of a uniform gas by a massive body
interstellar medium by neutron stars and black holes, or wind mass transfer in binary star systems. It is named after Hermann Bondi, Fred Hoyle, and
Bondi–Hoyle–Lyttleton accretion
Bondi–Hoyle–Lyttleton_accretion
Edmund; Horst, John C. (2021-11-01). "Hα Reverberation Mapping of the Intermediate-mass Active Galactic Nucleus in NGC 4395". The Astrophysical Journal. 921
List of most massive black holes
List_of_most_massive_black_holes
Flow of gas ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star
because they lost enough mass in their winds.[citation needed] Space portal Cosmic ray Cosmic wind Planetary wind Colliding-wind binary Pulsar wind nebula Galactic
Stellar_wind
Stars with irregular large fluctuations in brightness
10297.x. S2CID 85510790. A Catalog and Atlas of Cataclysmic Variables (Archival Edition) Catalogue of Cataclysmic Binaries, Low-Mass X-Ray Binaries and
Cataclysmic_variable_star
Star at the centre of the Solar System
P. R. (1993). "Evolution of low- and intermediate-mass stars to the end of the asymptotic giant branch with mass loss". The Astrophysical Journal. 413:
Sun
Galaxy containing the Solar System
that the distribution of gamma-ray sources resembles that of low-mass X-ray binaries, suggesting that these X-ray binaries are sending positrons (and electrons)
Milky_Way
Closest known white dwarf star to Earth
of an intermediate-mass star that has exhausted its fuel, and is the closest example to Earth. It is the secondary component of the Sirius binary system
Sirius_B
Super star cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy
high-mass X-ray binaries is puzzling. A number of suggestions have been put forward, including high supernova kick velocities that disrupt binary systems
Westerlund_1
Open cluster in the constellation Taurus
result of mass segregation is the concentration of binary systems in the cluster core. More than half of the known F and G stars are binaries, and these
Hyades_(star_cluster)
Stellar classification
spectral type K. The spectral luminosity class is V. These stars are intermediate in size between red dwarfs and yellow dwarfs, hence the term orange dwarfs
K-type_main-sequence_star
Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting a mid-M dwarf
issue of atmospheric retention under the influence of stellar wind and X-ray radiation. By 2025, based on the Transmission Spectroscopy Metric, the exoplanet
TOI-4616_b
Globular cluster in the constellation Tucana
completing a transition from being an accreting low-mass X-ray binary to a millisecond pulsar. X-ray emission has been individually detected from most millisecond
47_Tucanae
Variable star in the constellation of Canis Minor
similar to other intermediate polars that had been identified as X-ray sources. The overall brightness variation of 3A 0729+103 matched a binary system with
BG_Canis_Minoris
Binary star in the constellation of Draco
Hakala, P. (2024-10-01), "The mass of the white dwarf in YY Dra (=DO Dra): Dynamical measurement and comparative study with X-ray estimates", Astronomy & Astrophysics
DO_Draconis/YY_Draconis
Branch of astronomy using gravitational waves
potentially detect binaries containing an intermediate mass black hole of several hundred solar masses. Supermassive black hole binaries, consisting of two
Gravitational-wave_astronomy
Hypothetical early-universe star with a black hole core
dissipate without a supernova, leaving behind an intermediate-mass black hole. These intermediate-mass black holes are theorized as the progenitors of
Quasi-star
Astrophysical phenomenon
supernova, the ability being restricted to those having high mass and those in rare kinds of binary star systems with at least one white dwarf. A rock carving
Supernova
Binary star in the constellation Pisces
through the Milky Way suggests it is a member of the intermediate disc population. Variable X-ray source H0123+075 was identified from the HEAO 1 A-2 experiment
HD_8357
Second brightest star in the constellation Sagittarius
"Hidden Companions to Intermediate-mass Stars. XXVI. Uncovering Nunki = Sigma Sagittarii as a 6.5 M⊙ + 6.3 M⊙, 0.60 au Binary". Research Notes of the
Sigma_Sagittarii
Hypothetical mechanism for extracting energy from rotating black holes
Freeman. ISBN 978-0-7167-0334-1. Williams, R. K. (1995). "Extracting X rays, Ύ rays, and relativistic e−e+ pairs from supermassive Kerr black holes using
Penrose_process
Binary star system in the constellation Carina
53 km/s for a star of this class, suggesting it is an intermediate-mass star with 2–5 times the mass of the Sun. The star is radiating 206 times the luminosity
HR_3643
List of largest planets by size
"Direct-imaging discovery of a 12-14 Jupiter-mass object orbiting a young binary system of very low-mass stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 553: L5.
List_of_largest_exoplanets
Binary brown dwarf system in the constellation Vela
; Ivanov, V. D.; Huelamo, N. (26 April 2013). "X-ray non-detection of the nearest brown dwarf binary WISE 1049-5319". The Astronomer's Telegram. 5012
Luhman_16
Heterogeneous class of stars with unusual spectra
"Multiwavelength Observations of NaSt1 (WR 122): Equatorial Mass Loss and X-rays from an Interacting Wolf–Rayet Binary". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Wolf–Rayet_star
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
of its diameter. Discovered in 1990, UW Coronae Borealis is a low-mass X-ray binary system composed of a star less massive than the Sun and a neutron
Corona_Borealis
Type of star, larger and brighter than the Sun
eventually become a supernova. Stars in the 8~12 M☉ range have somewhat intermediate properties and have been called super-AGB stars. They largely follow
Giant_star
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
and identified as a binary system where a compact object (a neutron star or a black hole) accretes matter from a star. Multiple X-ray sources have since
Andromeda_Galaxy
Grouping of evolved cool luminous stars
This is a period of stellar evolution undertaken by all low- to intermediate-mass stars (about 0.5 to 8 solar masses) late in their lives. Observationally
Asymptotic_giant_branch
Type of large cool star
absolute magni- tude (MV) A red giant is a luminous giant star of low or intermediate mass (roughly 0.3–8 solar masses (M☉)) in a late phase of stellar evolution
Red_giant
Constellation split into two non-contiguous parts
few X-ray binaries. One of these, GX 17+2, is a low-mass X-ray binary consisting of a neutron star and, as in all low-mass X-ray binaries, a low-mass star
Serpens
Rare star with tremendous luminosity and high rates of mass loss by stellar winds
coolest nitrogen Wolf–Rayet stars) which may be a brief intermediate stage between high mass main-sequence stars and hypergiants or LBVs. Quiescent LBVs
Hypergiant
Star whose brightness fluctuates, as seen from Earth
variability of high massive X-ray binary Cyg X-1. High-mass X-ray Binaries: Illuminating the Passage from Massive Binaries to Merging Compact Objects.
Variable_star
Visual grouping of five galaxies
energy sources of the X-ray emission. While the hard X-ray emission suggests that the emission is originates from high-mass x-ray binaries (HMXBs), the starburst
Stephan's_Quintet
Study of the movement of stars
these associations also contain hundreds or thousands of low- and intermediate-mass stars. Association members are believed to form within the same small
Stellar_kinematics
Massive elliptical galaxy in the constellation Hercules
peculiar galaxies. One x-ray source has been discovered in UGC 10143: 2CXO J160218.2+155912, which is classified as a ultraluminous x-ray source, and it was
UGC_10143
Largest type of black hole
from different X-ray telescopes have shown that the extremely small, dense, ultracompact dwarf galaxy M60-UCD1 hosts a 20 million solar mass black hole at
Supermassive_black_hole
Open cluster in the constellation Cygnus
cluster has an estimated mass of 232 M☉ and a linear tidal radius of 8.6±1.8 pc. Of the 15 brightest components, six form binary star systems; one more
Messier_39
Highly magnetic type of cataclysmic variable binary star system
astronomy, a polar is a highly magnetic type of cataclysmic variable (CV) binary star system, originally known as an AM Herculis star after the prototype
Polar_(star)
Galaxy in the constellation Grus
Two supernovae and two ultraluminous X-ray sources have been discovered in NGC 7424. NGC 7424 is intermediate between normal spirals (SA) and strongly
NGC_7424
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
X-Ray Observatory in 1999. The resulting images revealed a gas jet approximately 330,000 light-years long. It is visible at radio, optical and x-ray wavelengths
Mensa_(constellation)
Hypothetical black hole formed soon after the Big Bang
supermassive black holes at the center of massive galaxies, as well as of intermediate-mass black holes. Primordial black holes belong to the class of massive
Primordial_black_hole
Classification in astronomy
light scattering of protons and electrons. In certain binary stars containing a white dwarf, mass is transferred from the companion star onto the white
Compact_object
Infrared and radio emitting object near the Galactic Center
believed to be a cluster of hot massive stars, possibly containing an intermediate-mass black hole (IMBH) at its center. GCIRS 13E was first identified as
GCIRS_13E
Grouping of stars by similar metallicity
small ultra metal-poor star, slightly smaller than the Sun, found in a binary system of the spiral arms in the Milky Way. The discovery opens up the possibility
Stellar_population
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
considered somewhat unusual for a binary star. The Chandra X-ray Observatory image shows Sirius B outshining its partner as an X-ray source. In 2015, Vigan and
Sirius
OB association in the constellation Scorpius
"Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37" [Physical parameters of the high-mass X-ray binary 4U1700-37]. Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scorpius_OB1
Triple star system in the constellation Carina
hydrogen and is intermediate between a classical WN (Wolf–Rayet) star and an O-type supergiant. This led to early reports that it was a binary, for example
WR_25
Binary star system in the constellation Gemini
our models of how stellar-mass black holes form [...] This remarkable result, along with the LIGO-Virgo detections of binary black hole collisions during
LB-1
Globular cluster in Scorpius
years. One has been found to be a binary star with a pulsar companion, PSR B1620−26 and a planet orbiting it with a mass of 2.5 times that of Jupiter (MJ)
Messier_4
Portion of the giant branch before helium ignition
evolution. It is a stage that follows the main sequence for low- to intermediate-mass stars. Red-giant-branch stars have an inert helium core surrounded
Red-giant_branch
Star not gravitationally bound to any galaxy
matter problem. It was also suggested that the tidal destruction of intermediate-mass galaxies may have been a plausible contributor to the existence and
Intergalactic_star
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
a planet over twice the mass of Jupiter discovered in 2009; and HD 176051, a low-mass binary star containing another high-mass planet. Just short of naked-eye
Lyra
Creation of chemical elements within stars
life, a low-mass star will slowly eject its atmosphere via stellar wind, forming a planetary nebula, while a higher–mass star will eject mass via a sudden
Stellar_nucleosynthesis
Globular cluster in the constellation Ophiuchus
exoplanet about three times the mass of Jupiter. There are multiple X-ray sources, including 50 within the half-mass radius. 47 blue straggler candidates
Messier_62
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Gul - Flowers; Mast - Excitement
Male
English
Short form of English Raymond, RAY means "wise protector."
Female
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant," 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with strictly masculine Masa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ray 1–4.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Intermediate Region
Boy/Male
English Teutonic Biblical Sanskrit
Ram.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name May (see May).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Mace 1.French (Picardy) : metonymic occupational name from masse ‘mace’, ‘hammer’.French : habitational name from places called Masse (Allier and Cô-d’Or), or La Masse (Eure, Lot, Puy-de-Dôme, Saône-et-Loire).French (Massé) : habitational name from a place called Massé in Maine-et-Loire, so named from Gallo-Roman Macciacum (from the personal name Maccius + the locative suffix -acum).Dutch : from Middle Dutch masse ‘clog’; ‘cudgel’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club.Dutch : possibly a variant of Maas 1, or a patronymic from Mas.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname denoting someone who behaved in a regal fashion or who had earned the title in some contest of skill or by presiding over festivities, from Old French rey, roy ‘king’. Occasionally this was used as a personal name.English : nickname for a timid person, from Middle English ray ‘female roe deer’ or northern Middle English ray ‘roebuck’.English : variant of Rye (1 and 2).English : habitational name, a variant spelling of Wray.Scottish : reduced and altered form of McRae.French : from a noun derivative of Old French raier ‘to gush, stream, or pour’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a spring or rushing stream, or a habitational name from a place called Ray.Indian : variant of Rai.
Male
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew Rav, RAB means "great" or "teacher." Compare with another form of Rab.
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Male
Hebrew
 Medieval Jewish form of Hebrew Moshe, MOSS means "drawn out." Compare with another form of Moss.
Male
English
 English surname transferred to forename use, derived from medieval Jewish Moss (2), MOSS means "drawn out." Compare with another form of Moss.
Male
Hebrew
(מַשָׂ×) Hebrew name MASSA means "burden." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Ishmael.
Female
English
English short form of Latin Cassandra, CASS means "she who entangles men."Â
Male
Hebrew
(מַשָׂ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew Massa, MASA means "burden." Compare with another form of Masa.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Male
Japanese
(1-æ£, 2-é›…, 3-昌, 4-真, 5-政, 6-å°†) Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Masa-, MASA means 1) "correct, just," 2) "elegant, splendid" 3) "flourishing, prosperous" 4) "genuine, true," 5) "governing, political," 6) "military." Compare with another form of Masa.
Male
Italian
Short form of Italian Tommaso, MASO means "twin."
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Mattathias, MATS means "gift of God."
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v. t.
To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
a.
Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.
a.
Lying between; intervening; intermediate.
v. i.
To celebrate Mass.
n.
The merrymaking of May Day.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
adv.
In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.
n.
A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or reflecting point; a single element of light or heat propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized ray.
n.
To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles.
superl.
Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.
n.
A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble.
n.
One of the component elements of the total radiation from a body; any definite or limited portion of the spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust. under Light.
n.
Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. See Sea bass.
n.
A mass; a heap.
n.
Mass; church service.
a.
Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project.
a.
Intermediate.
n.
One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between.
v. t.
To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases.
v. i.
To shine, as with rays.
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