ar·ray
(ə-rā́)
[Middle English arraien, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Vulgar Latin* arrēdāre.]
transitive verb: -rayed, -ray·ing, -rays.
- To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement: arrayed the whole regiment on the parade ground.
- To dress in finery; adorn.
noun
- An orderly, often imposing arrangement: an array of royal jewels.
- An impressively large number, as of persons or objects: an array of heavily armed troops; an array of spare parts. See synonyms at display
- Splendid attire; finery.
- Mathematics
- A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
- Numerical data linearly ordered by magnitude.
- Computer Science An arrangement of memory elements in one or more planes.