Blu-ray
[ bloo-rey ]
/ ˈbluˌreɪ /
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.
Also called
Blu-ray Disc.
Origin of Blu-ray
Blu-, respelling of
blue (from the blue-violet laser used to read the disk) + (optical)
ray
Example sentences from the Web for blu-ray
This is partially because of the release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.
It remains a Blu-ray player, however, and the experience has been streamlined from the PS3.
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British Dictionary definitions for blu-ray
Blu-ray
noun
trademark
an optical disk used to store digital information such as high-definition video, and able to store more information than a standard DVD
Word Origin for Blu-ray
C21: from the colour of the laser used to read and write this type of disc