What does rayon in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word rayon in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rayon in French.

The word rayon in French means radius, radius, spoke, shelf, department, ray, beam, with a limited range, it's not really my department, that's not really my department, department supervisor, department manager, within in a radius of, know a fair bit about, be in stock, be 's area, be 's field, be a ray of sunshine in 's life, stock shelves, cathode ray, cosmic ray, bookshelf, turning circle, radius of convergence, radius of curvature, radius of gyration, ray of light, beam of light, honeycomb, sunbeam, ray of sunshine, delta ray, frozen food section, sunbeam, children's department, children's section, gamma ray, laser beam, light beam, sunray, sunbeam, ultraviolet ray, UV ray, stack a shelf, restock a shelf, end of the aisle. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rayon

radius

nom masculin (Géométrie : moitié de diamètre) (Geometry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le diamètre est le double du rayon.
The diameter is twice the radius.

radius

nom masculin (distance circulaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y a qu'une boulangerie dans un rayon de 12 km.
There is only one bakery in a radius of 12 km.

spoke

nom masculin (barre d'une roue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce jeune a accroché un bout de papier à un rayon de sa roue de vélo pour faire du bruit.
That youngster has stuck a piece of paper to one of the spokes of his bicycle wheel to make a noise.

shelf

nom masculin (étagère, comptoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il n'y a plus de moutarde sur les rayons de ce magasin.
There is no more mustard on the shelves in this store.

department

nom masculin (dans un magasin, ensemble de comptoirs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Vous trouverez cet article dans le rayon enfants.
You will find this item in the children's department.

ray, beam

nom masculin (rai)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un rayon de lumière passait à travers les volets.
A ray of light passed through the shutters.

with a limited range

locution adjectivale (véhicule : à faible autonomie) (vehicles)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

it's not really my department, that's not really my department

(je n'y connais rien) (figurative)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Que veux-tu que je te dise ? Ce n'est pas mon rayon.

department supervisor, department manager

nom masculin (responsable d'un rayon de magasin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chef de rayon fait un inventaire rapide chaque soir.
The department supervisor does a quick inventory check each evening.

within in a radius of

locution adverbiale (d'ici à une distance de)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il y a 5 boulangeries dans un rayon de 3 km.

know a fair bit about

locution verbale (être calé, savoir beaucoup)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Paul travaille dans cette usine depuis plus de vingt ans, il en connaît un rayon.

be in stock

locution verbale (être disponible en magasin) (product)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce produit ne sera en rayon que la semaine prochaine.

be 's area, be 's field

locution verbale (être [qch] que [qqn] connaît) (of expertise)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tu peux lui demander ce que tu veux sur les jeux vidéo : c'est son rayon. Je ne peux pas garder mon petit cousin parce que tu sais bien que les bébés, ce n'est pas mon rayon.

be a ray of sunshine in 's life

locution verbale (figuré (apporter de la joie dans la vie de [qqn])

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette rencontre fut un rayon de soleil dans la vie de mon frère.

stock shelves

locution verbale (figuré (rendre [qch] disponible à la vente)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

cathode ray

nom masculin (faisceau d'électrons) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cosmic ray

nom masculin (astroparticules) (Astrophysics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bookshelf

nom masculin (zone pour type de livres)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

turning circle

nom masculin (espace requis pour faire demi-tour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Deux-Chevaux possède un court rayon de braquage

radius of convergence

nom masculin (propagation d'une radiation) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radius of curvature

nom masculin (indication du niveau d'incurvation) (Geometry)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radius of gyration

nom masculin (rapport d'inertie d'un solide à sa masse) (Physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ray of light, beam of light

nom masculin (rai lumineux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

honeycomb

nom masculin (alvéoles remplies de miel) (bee structure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sunbeam

nom masculin (faisceau lumineux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les rayons de soleil perçaient les volets.
Sunbeams broke through the shutters.

ray of sunshine

nom masculin (figuré (personne adorée) (figurative: person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille est mon rayon de soleil.
My daughter is my ray of sunshine.

delta ray

nom masculin (radiation cosmique) (physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

frozen food section

nom masculin (magasin : zone des surgelés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sunbeam

nom masculin (trait de lumière naturelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De ce côté du court, le joueur de tennis est gêné par les rayons du soleil pour servir.

children's department, children's section

nom masculin (rayons d'articles pour enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gamma ray

nom masculin (rayonnement électromagnétique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Rayon gamma est produit par la désexcitation d'un noyau atomique résultant d'une désintégration.

laser beam

nom masculin (faisceau à lumière amplifiée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rayon laser permet la lecture des codes-barres.

light beam

nom masculin (brin de lumière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rayon lumineux est défini comme étant la direction de propagation de l'énergie lumineuse.

sunray, sunbeam

nom masculin (protubérance solaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

ultraviolet ray

nom masculin (type de rayon lumineux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

UV ray

nom masculin (rayon ultra-violets) (abbreviation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

stack a shelf, restock a shelf

locution verbale (regarnir un rayon) (shelf)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

end of the aisle

nom féminin (magasin : début de gondole) (store display)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les articles en promotion sont souvent en tête de rayon.

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