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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ray /əˈreɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to place, position, or set out in proper or desired order: to array troops for battle.
- to dress with beautiful or ornamental clothing:arrayed in their finest silks.
n. - [uncountable] order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- an impressive grouping:[countable]presented them with an array of facts.
- a regular or systematic arrangement:[countable]an array of figures showing revenues and expenses.
- clothing;
dress:[uncountable]in fine array.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•ray (ə rā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to place in proper or desired order;
marshal:Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle. - to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind;
dress up; deck out:She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds. n. - order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- Militarymilitary force, esp. a body of troops.
- a large and impressive grouping or organization of things:He couldn't dismiss the array of facts.
- regular order or arrangement;
series:an array of figures. - a large group, number, or quantity of people or things:an impressive array of scholars; an imposing array of books.
- attire;
dress:in fine array. - an arrangement of interrelated objects or items of equipment for accomplishing a particular task:thousands of solar cells in one vast array.
- Mathematics
- Statisticsan arrangement of a series of terms according to value, as from largest to smallest.
- Statisticsan arrangement of a series of terms in some geometric pattern, as in a matrix.
- Computinga block of related data elements, each of which is usually identified by one or more subscripts.
- Electronics, Radio and Television[Radio.]See antenna array.
- Gmc; compare Old English ārǣdan to prepare, equivalent. to ā- a-3 + ræde ready
- Anglo-French arayer, Old French are( y)er
- Middle English arrayen 1250–1300
ar•ray′er, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged arrange, range, order, dispose.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apparel, dress, attire; ornament, adorn, decorate.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disposition.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged show, exhibit, exhibition.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged raiment.
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