Definitions for array
əˈreɪar·ray

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. arraynoun

   an orderly arrangement

   "an array of troops in battle order"

2. arraynoun

   an impressive display

   "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"

3. array, raiment, regalianoun

   especially fine or decorative clothing

4. arrayverb

   an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

5. range, array, lay out, set outverb

   lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

   "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments"

6. align, arrayverb

   align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arraynoun

   Clothing and ornamentation.

2. arraynoun

   A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

3. arraynoun

   An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

4. arraynoun

   A large collection.

   We offer a dazzling array of choices.

5. arraynoun

   A vector.

6. arraynoun

   A multidimensional array.

7. arraynoun

   An associative array.

8. arrayverb

   To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire

   He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels.

9. arrayverb

   To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal

10. Etymology: From arrayen, from arayer (compare arayer, areer), from arredo, from *, of origin, from * or
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    0343, from raidaz, from reidʰ-. Cognate with gireiti, rede, geræde. More at ready.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ray

   for array.

   Edmund Spenser.

2. Arraynoun

   Etymology: arroy, Fr. arreo, Sp. arredo, Ital. from reye, Teut. order. It was adopted into the middle Latin, mille hominumarraitorum, Knighton.

   1. Order, chiefly of war.

   The earl espying them scattered near the army, sent one to command them to their array. John Hayward.

   Wer’t thou sought to deeds,
   That might require th’ array of war, thy skill
   Of conduct would be such, that all the world
   Could not sustain thy prowess. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. iii.

   A gen’ral sets his army in array
   In vain, unless he fight and win the day. John Denham.

   2. Dress.

   A rich throne, as bright as sunny day,
   On which there sat most brave embellished
   With royal robes, and gorgeous array,
   A maiden queen. Fairy Queen, b. i.

   In this remembrance, Emily ere day
   Arose, and dress’d herself in rich array;
   Fresh as the month, and as the morning fair. John Dryden, Fables.

   3. In law.Array, of the Fr. array, i. e. ordo, the ranking or setting forth of a jury or inquest of men impannelled upon a cause. Thence is the verb to array a pannel, that is, to set forth one by another the men impannelled. John Cowell

3. To ARRAYverb

   Etymology: arroyer, old Fr.

   1. To put in order.2. To deck; to dress; to adorn the person; with the particle with.

   Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. Job, xl. 10.

   Now went forth the morn,
   Such as in highest heav’n, array’d in gold
   Empyreal. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. vi.

   One vest array’d the corps, and one they spread
   O’er his clos’d eyes, and wrapp’d around his head. Dryden.

   3. In law. See Array in law.

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1. ARRAY

   ARRAY, also known as ARRAY Now, is an independent distribution company launched by film maker and former publicist Ava DuVernay in 2011 under the name African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement (AFFRM). In 2015, the company rebranded itself as ARRAY.

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1. array

   An array is a systematic arrangement of similar objects or elements, usually in rows and columns. In computing, an array refers to a data structure that contains a group of elements which are typically of the same type, such as integers or characters, etc. These elements can be individually identified by their index number within the array.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arraynoun

   order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array

2. Arraynoun

   the whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers

3. Arraynoun

   an imposing series of things

4. Arraynoun

   dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel

5. Arraynoun

   a ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause

6. Arraynoun

   the panel itself

7. Arraynoun

   the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court

8. Arraynoun

   to place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal

9. Arraynoun

   to deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind

10. Arraynoun

    to set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man

11. Etymology: [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi, order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai, rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth. raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel. reii rigging, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. Ready, Greith, Curry.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Array

   ar-rā′, n. order: dress: equipage.—v.t. to put in order: to arrange: to dress, adorn, or equip. [O. Fr. arroi, array, equipage—L. ad, and a Teut. root, found in Eng. Ready, Ger. bereit, A.S. gerǽde, preparation, Dan. rede, order.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. array

   The order of battle.--To array. To equip, dress, or arm for battle.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. array

   Order; disposition in regular lines; hence, a posture for fighting; as, drawn up in battle array.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Clothing
   • Display
   • Stand

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'array' in Nouns Frequency: #2602

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of array in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of array in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of array in a Sentence

1. Kim Lewis:

   The discovery of this novel compound challenges long-held scientific beliefs and holds great promise for treating an array of menacing infections.

2. David Studinski:

   Gender nonconforming and transgender individuals face challenges within our own community, say nothing of the vast array of perceptions they experience outside of it. Compound that with the trials and tribulations of childhood and adolescence, and it's quite obvious why these amazing young people deserve to see 2 million people supporting them along Fifth Avenue, what the world will see in return are smiling young faces, lit up by the ecstatic energy of rainbow-flag-waving spectators. If they're OK with who they are, the world should be, too.

3. Michael Brown:

   NATO's biggest challenge in 2015 will be focusing on and advancing its core mission ensuring the security of the alliance's members and promoting stability in Europe, this will be a challenge because the alliance's leaders have taken collective defense for granted for many years, because Russia has developed an array of unconventional tactics that will require new and unconventional responses, and because NATO will continue to be involved in training activities in Afghanistan.

4. Eric Alm:

   Most of what's going in and out of a city is the water going in and sewage coming out, the change in water in and out reflects a broad array of human activity going on in a city.

5. Randolph Silliman Bourne:

   No matter what we have come through, or how many perils we have safely passed, or how many imperfect and jagged - in some places perhaps irreparably - our life has been, we cannot in our heart of hearts imagine how it could have been different. As we look back on it, it slips in behind us in orderly array, and, with all its mistakes, acquires a sort of eternal fitness, and even, at times, of poetic glamour.

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