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gray1 (ɡreɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj, —n, —vb | |
| a variant spelling (now esp US) of grey | |
| 'grayish1 | |
| —adj | |
| 'grayly1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'grayness1 | |
| —n | |
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Robbie gray
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| gray2 (ɡreɪ) | |
| —n | |
| Gy the derived SI unit of absorbed ionizing radiation dose or kerma equivalent to an absorption per unit mass of one joule per kilogram of irradiated material. 1 gray is equivalent to 100 rads | |
| [C20: named after Louis Harold Gray (1905--65), English physicist] | |
| Gray (ɡreɪ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Simon (James Holiday). born 1936, British writer: his plays include Butley (1971), The Common Pursuit (1988), Life Support (1997), and Japes (2001) |
| 2. | Thomas. 1716--71, English poet, best known for his Elegy written in a Country Churchyard (1751) |
| grey or gray (ɡreɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of a neutral tone, intermediate between black and white, that has no hue and reflects and transmits only a little light |
| 2. | greyish in colour or having parts or marks that are greyish |
| 3. | dismal or dark, esp from lack of light; gloomy |
| 4. | neutral or dull, esp in character or opinion |
| 5. | having grey hair |
| 6. | of or relating to people of middle age or above: grey power |
| 7. | ancient; venerable |
| 8. | (of textiles) natural, unbleached, undyed, and untreated |
| —n | |
| 9. | any of a group of grey tones |
| 10. | grey cloth or clothing: dressed in grey |
| 11. | an animal, esp a horse, that is grey or whitish |
| —vb | |
| 12. | to become or make grey |
| [Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grar] | |
| gray or gray | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [Old English grǣg; related to Old High German grāo, Old Norse grar] | |
| 'greyish or gray | |
| —adj | |
| 'grayish or gray | |
| —adj | |
| 'greyly or gray | |
| —adv | |
| 'grayly or gray | |
| —adv | |
| 'greyness or gray | |
| —n | |
| 'grayness or gray | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
gray
O.E. græg (Mercian grei), from P.Gmc. *græwyaz (cf. O.N. grar, O.Fris. gre, Du. graw, Ger. grau), from PIE *ghreghwos, but no certain cognates outside Gmc. The distinction between British grey and U.S. gray developed 20c. Gray as figurative for "Southern troops in the U.S. Civil War" is first
recorded 1863, in reference to their uniform color.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
gray (grā)
n.
Abbr. Gy
A unit for a specific absorbed dose of radiation equal to 100 rads.
Gray (grā), Henry. 1825?-1861.
British anatomist whose work Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical (1858), known as Gray's Anatomy, remains a standard text.
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Science Dictionary
gray  (grā) Pronunciation Key
The SI derived unit used to measure the energy absorbed by a substance per unit weight of the substance when exposed to radiation. One gray is equal to one joule per kilogram, or 100 rads. The gray is named after British physicist Louis Harold Gray (1905-1965). |
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