(1):
(n.) The barbs of a perfect feather.
(2):
(n.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.
(3):
(n.) The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.
(4):
(n.) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.
(5):
(n.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium, corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
(6):
(n.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2.