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Blu-ray
[ bloo-rey ]
Trademark.
- an optical disk or an optical disk format for the storage of high-definition video and audio, having a much larger capacity than a DVD:
video games on Blu-ray; Blu-ray movies.
Blu-ray
noun
- an optical disk used to store digital information such as high-definition video, and able to store more information than a standard DVD
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Blu-ray1
Blu-, respelling of blue (from the blue-violet laser used to read the disk) + (optical) ray
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Blu-ray1
C21: from the colour of the laser used to read and write this type of disc
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Example Sentences
This is partially because of the release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.
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It remains a Blu-ray player, however, and the experience has been streamlined from the PS3.
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Please note that CURSE OF CHUCKY is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.
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Their series ‘The Untold History of the United States’ is now available on Blu-Ray and in paperback.
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