array
[ uh-rey ]
/ əˈreɪ /
verb (used with object)
to place in proper or desired order; marshal: Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle.
to clothe with garments, especially of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck out: She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds.
noun
Origin of array
1250–1300; Middle English
arrayen < Anglo-French
arayer, Old French
are(
y)er < Germanic; compare Old English
ārǣdan to prepare, equivalent to
ā-
a-3 +
ræde ready
OTHER WORDS FROM array
ar·ray·er, noun un·ar·rayed, adjective well-ar·rayed, adjectiveWords nearby array
arrangement,
arrangements,
arrant,
arras,
arrau,
array,
arrayal,
arrearage,
arrears,
arrector,
arrenotoky
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British Dictionary definitions for array
array
/ (əˈreɪ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of array
arrayal, nounWord Origin for array
C13: from Old French
aroi arrangement, from
arayer to arrange, of Germanic origin; compare Old English
arǣdan to make ready
Scientific definitions for array
array
[ ə-rā′ ]
Mathematics
A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
Numerical data ordered in a linear fashion, by magnitude.