array

array
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French arraier, from Vulgar Latin *arredare, from Latin ad- + a base of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic garaiths arranged — more at ready Date: 14th century 1. to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire ; adorn <
he had already arrayed himself in his best clothes — Thomas Hardy
>
2. a. to set or place in order ; draw up, marshal <
the forces arrayed against us
>
b. to set or set forth in order (as a jury) for the trial of a cause 3. to arrange or display in or as if in an array <
the…data are arrayed in descending order — Ed Burnett
>
arrayer noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. a regular and imposing grouping or arrangement ; order <
lined up…in soldierly array — Donald Barthelme
>
b. an orderly listing of jurors impaneled 2. a. clothing, attire b. rich or beautiful apparel ; finery 3. a body of soldiers ; militia <
the baron and his feudal array
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4. an imposing group ; large number <
faced a whole array of problems
>
; also variety, assortment <
a broad array of styles
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5. a. (1) a number of mathematical elements arranged in rows and columns (2) a data structure in which similar elements of data are arranged in a table b. a series of statistical data arranged in classes in order of magnitude 6. a group of elements forming a complete unit <
an antenna array
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Array — Ar*ray , n. [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. rei[eth]i rigging,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • array — ar·ray 1 /ə rā/ vt: to set (a jury) for trial; specif: to set (a jury) by calling out the names of the jurors one at a time compare impanel array 2 n: the group of people summoned to serve as jurors from which the jury will be chosen; also: a… …   Law dictionary

  • array — ar‧ray [əˈreɪ] noun [countable] 1. a range of many different things: • a vast array of electronic and consumer products 2. COMPUTING a set of computer memory units arranged in rows across or down: • a device that stores massive amounts of… …   Financial and business terms

  • array — [n1] collection, considerable group arrangement, batch, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, design, display, disposition, exhibition, formation, host, lineup, lot, multitude, order, parade, pattern, set, show, supply, throng; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • Array — Ar*ray , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arraying}.] [OE. araien, arraien, fr. OE. arraier, arreier, arreer, arroier, fr. arrai. See {Array}, n.] 1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to marshal. [1913 Webster] By …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • array — vb 1 *line, line up, range, align Analogous words: marshal, arrange, *order Antonyms: disarray 2 *clothe, apparel, attire, robe, dress array n *display, parade, pomp Analogous words: showing …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • array — ► NOUN 1) an impressive display or range of a particular thing. 2) an ordered arrangement of troops. 3) literary elaborate or beautiful clothing. ► VERB 1) display or arrange in a neat or impressive way. 2) (be arrayed in) be elaborately clothed… …   English terms dictionary

  • array — [ə rā′] vt. [ME arraien < OFr areer < ML * arredare, to put in order < L ad , to + Gmc * raid : for IE base see RIDE] 1. to place in order; marshal (troops for battle, etc.) 2. to dress in fine or showy attire; deck out n. 1. an orderly… …   English World dictionary

  • Array — In computer science an array [Paul E. Black, array , in Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures , Paul E. Black, ed., U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. 26 August 2008 (accessed 10 September 2008).… …   Wikipedia

  • Array — Datenfeld; Feld * * * Ar|ray 〈[ərɛı] m. 6 oder n. 15〉 1. Anordnung, Anreihung gleichartiger Dinge 2. 〈EDV〉 Liste von Datenwerten gleichen Typs 3. 〈El.〉 reihenartige Anordnung gleichartiger elektronischer Bauelemente [engl., „Aufstellung,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • array — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, endless, extensive, full, huge, large, vast, wide ▪ a seemingly endless array of options …   Collocations dictionary

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