Arrayer - 2 dictionary results
ar⋅ray
[uh-rey]
–verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to place in proper or desired order; marshal: Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle. |
| 2. | to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck out: She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds. |
| 3. | order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle. |
| 4. | military force, esp. a body of troops. |
| 5. | a large and impressive grouping or organization of things: He couldn't dismiss the array of facts. |
| 6. | regular order or arrangement; series: an array of figures. |
| 7. | a large group, number, or quantity of people or things: an impressive array of scholars; an imposing array of books. |
| 8. | attire; dress: in fine array. |
| 9. | an arrangement of interrelated objects or items of equipment for accomplishing a particular task: thousands of solar cells in one vast array. |
| 10. | Mathematics, Statistics.
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| 11. | Computers. a block of related data elements, each of which is usually identified by one or more subscripts. |
| 12. | Radio. antenna array. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME arrayen < AF arayer, OF are(y)er < Gmc; cf. OE ārǣdan to prepare, equiv. to ā- a- 3 + ræde ready
1250–1300; ME arrayen < AF arayer, OF are(y)er < Gmc; cf. OE ārǣdan to prepare, equiv. to ā- a- 3 + ræde ready

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Arrayer
Ar*ray"er\, n. One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them duly accoutered.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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