array

Meaning

1. Clothing and ornamentation.
2. A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
3. An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
4. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
5. A large collection.
6. A matrix.
7. Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
8. A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
9. A militia.
10. A group of hedgehogs.
11. A microarray.

range

arrayal

put in order

form a line

full force

orderly arrangement

draw up in order

digit group

stage number

antenna array

finery

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈɹeɪ/

From Middle English arrayen, from Anglo-Norman arraier (compare Old French arraier, areer (“to put in order”)), from Medieval Latin arrēdō (“to put in order, arrange, array”), from *rēdum (“preparation, order”), from Frankish *raid or *raidā (“preparation, order”) or Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌸𐍃 (garaiþs, “ready, prepared”), from Proto-Germanic *raidaz, *raidiz (“ready”). Compare Old English rād (“condition, stipulation”), Old High German antreitī (“order, rank”). Doublet of ready.

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation