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array
[ uh-rey ]
verb (used with object)
- to place in proper or desired order; marshal:
Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle.
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- to clothe with garments, especially of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck out:
She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds.
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noun
- order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
Synonyms:
- military force, especially a body of troops.
- a large and impressive grouping or organization of things:
He couldn't dismiss the array of facts.
Synonyms: , ,
- regular order or arrangement; series:
an array of figures.
- a large group, number, or quantity of people or things:
an impressive array of scholars; an imposing array of books.
- attire; dress:
in fine array.
Synonyms:
- an arrangement of interrelated objects or items of equipment for accomplishing a particular task:
thousands of solar cells in one vast array.
- Mathematics, Statistics.
- an arrangement of a series of terms according to value, as from largest to smallest.
- an arrangement of a series of terms in some geometric pattern, as in a matrix.
- Computers. a block of related data elements, each of which is usually identified by one or more subscripts.
- Radio. antenna array.
array
/ əˈɪ /
noun
- an impressive display or collection
- an orderly or regular arrangement, esp of troops in battle order
- poetic.rich clothing; apparel
- maths a sequence of numbers or symbols in a specified order
- maths a set of numbers or symbols arranged in rows and columns, as in a determinant or matrix
- electronics an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics, used esp in radar
- law a panel of jurors
- the arming of military forces
- computing a regular data structure in which individual elements may be located by reference to one or more integer index variables, the number of such indices being the number of dimensions in the array
verb
- to dress in rich attire; adorn
- to arrange in order (esp troops for battle); marshal
- law to draw up (a panel of jurors)
array
- Mathematics.A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
- Numerical data ordered in a linear fashion, by magnitude.
Derived Forms
- ˈⲹ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·İ noun
- ܲa· adjective
- ɱ-· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of array1
Example Sentences
An array of world leaders and dignitaries will attend the service.
In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.
They’ll be performing their sets back to back on one night only with an array of special guests, surprise moments and plenty of other hilarious interruptions that will make for a roughly four-hour show.
Trump this month also signed a sweeping executive order requiring the EPA and other federal agencies to eliminate, or “sunset,” an array of environmental rules within a year.
Months after the most destructive wildfire in modern Los Angeles history, Mayor Karen Bass is seeking to add scores of new employees to the Fire Department, even as an array of other agencies face layoffs.
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