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ar⋅ray

  [uh-rey]
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–verb (used with object)
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.
–noun
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.
a. an arrangement of a series of terms according to value, as from largest to smallest.
b. an arrangement of a series of terms in some geometric pattern, as in a matrix.
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

Related forms:
ar⋅ray⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. arrange, range, order, dispose. 2. apparel, dress, attire; ornament, adorn, decorate. 3. disposition. 5. show, exhibit, exhibition. 8. raiment.

antenna array

 
–noun
a directional antenna or system of antennas for radio transmission or reception.
Also called array.

Origin:
1935–40
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ar·ray   (ə-rā')   
tr.v.   ar·rayed, ar·ray·ing, ar·rays

  1. To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement: arrayed the whole regiment on the parade ground.

  2. To dress in finery; adorn.

n.  

  1. An orderly, often imposing arrangement: an array of royal jewels.

  2. An impressively large number, as of persons or objects: an array of heavily armed troops; an array of spare parts. See Synonyms at display.

  3. Splendid attire; finery.

  4. Mathematics

    1. A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.

    2. Numerical data linearly ordered by magnitude.

  5. Computer Science An arrangement of memory elements in one or more planes.


[Middle English arraien, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Vulgar Latin *arrēdāre; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

array 
1297, from O.Fr. areer "to put in order," from V.L. *ar-redare, from L. ad- "to" + Frank. *ræd- "ready" (cognate with Goth. garadis, O.E. geræde "ready").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: 2array
Function: noun
: the group of people summoned to serve as jurors from which the jury will be chosen; also : a list of the jurors' names —see also challenge to the array at CHALLENGE —compare VENIRE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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