array
pronunciation
How to pronounce array in British English:
UK [əˈreɪ]
How to pronounce array in American English:
US [əˈreɪ]
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- Noun:
- an orderly arrangement
- an impressive display
- especially fine or decorative clothing
- an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
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- Verb:
- lay out in a line
- align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
Word Origin
- array (v.)
- early 14c., from stem of Old French areer "to put in order," from Vulgar Latin *ar-redare (source of Italian arredare), from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + Frankish *ræd- "ready" or some cognate Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *raidjan "to place in order" (cognates: Gothic garadis, Old English geræde "ready;" see ready (adj.)). Related: Arrayed; arraying.
- array (n.)
- mid-14c., "order, arrangement," from Anglo-French arrai, Old French aroi, from areer (see array (v.)).
Example
- 1. Such a block of memory is called as array .
- 2. Electricity dropped in the flat-panel array when shade fell on it .
- 3. The end determines the array of relevant means .
- 4. Today 's vehicles offer an array of advanced safety features .
- 5. The new array lets the pilot look left and right from the driver 's seat without getting up .