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Array Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Array? [n] an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics [n] especially fine or decorative clothing [n] an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall" [n] an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order" [v] align oneself with a group or a way of thinking [v] lay out in a line Synonyms \| Synonyms for Array: align \| finery \| lay out \| raiment \| range \| regalia \| set out Related Terms \| Find terms related to Array: adduce \| adorn \| advance \| align \| allege \| allocate \| allocation \| allot \| allotment \| apparel \| apportion \| apportionment \| armed force \| armed service \| army \| arrange \| arrangement \| arranging \| arraying \| articulation \| attire \| bank \| batch \| beautify \| bedeck \| bedizen \| bedizenment \| bedrape \| blazon \| body \| bring forward \| bring on \| bring to bear \| bunch \| bundle \| bundle up \| buzz \| career soldiers \| catena \| catenation \| chain \| chain reaction \| chaining \| clad \| clothe \| clothes \| clothing \| clump \| cluster \| clutch \| collation \| collocate \| collocation \| color \| compose \| concatenation \| concord \| connection \| consecution \| constitution \| continuum \| cool off \| costume \| course \| cycle \| dandify \| deal \| deal out \| deck \| deck out \| decorate \| deploy \| deployment \| descent \| dight \| disposal \| dispose \| disposition \| distribute \| distribution \| dizen \| doll up \| drape \| drapery \| dress \| dress up \| dressing \| drone \| dud \| duds \| embellish \| emblazon \| embroider \| enclothe \| endless belt \| endless round \| endue \| enrich \| enrobe \| enshroud \| envelop \| enwrap \| exhibition \| exposing \| fanfare \| fashion \| fatigues \| feathers \| fig \| fig out \| fighting machine \| file \| filiation \| fix \| fix up \| forces \| form \| formation \| formulation \| furbish \| gamut \| garb \| garment \| garments \| garnish \| gear \| grace \| gradation \| grade \| ground forces \| ground troops \| guise \| gussy up \| habiliment \| habilitate \| habit \| harmonize \| harmony \| hierarchize \| host \| hum \| Indian file \| invest \| investiture \| investment \| lap \| lay out \| layout \| legions \| line \| line up \| lineage \| linen \| lineup \| lot \| marshal \| marshaling \| methodize \| military establishment \| monotone \| muffle up \| nexus \| normalize \| occupation force \| offer \| order \| ordering \| organization \| organize \| ornament \| pacify \| paint \| panoply \| parade \| paratroops \| parcel out \| peace \| pendulum \| periodicity \| place \| placement \| plead \| plenum \| pomp \| powder train \| prank \| prank up \| preen \| present \| prettify \| primp \| primp up \| prink \| prink up \| produce \| progression \| proportion \| queue \| quiet \| quietude \| rag out \| rags \| raiment \| rally \| range \| rank \| rank and file \| ranks \| recurrence \| redecorate \| redo \| refurbish \| regiment \| regimentation \| regular army \| regularity \| regularize \| regulars \| regulate \| reticulation \| robe \| robes \| rotation \| round \| routine \| routinize \| row \| run \| scale \| sequence \| series \| set \| set off \| set out \| set up \| setup \| sheathe \| shine \| show \| showing \| shroud \| single file \| ski troops \| smarten \| smarten up \| soldiery \| space \| spectrum \| sportswear \| spruce up \| standardize \| standing army \| storm troops \| string \| string out \| structure \| structuring \| style \| succession \| swaddle \| swath \| swathe \| symmetry \| syntax \| system \| systematize \| the line \| the military \| thread \| threads \| tier \| tire \| titivate \| togs \| toilette \| train \| tranquilize \| tranquillity \| trick out \| trick up \| trim \| troops \| uniformity \| vestment \| vesture \| wear \| wearing apparel \| windrow \| wrap \| wrap up See Also \| apparel \| arrange \| arrangement \| article of clothing \| bank \| clothes \| clothing \| column \| compart \| directional antenna \| display \| fall in line \| matrix \| panoply \| row \| set up \| spectrum \| stand \| table \| tabular array \| vesture \| war paint \| wear \| wearing apparel Array In Webster's Dictionary \Array"\, 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, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. {Ready}, {Greith}, {Curry}.] 1. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in battle array. Wedged together in the closest array. --Gibbon. 2. The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly collection; hence, a body of soldiers. A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. --Prescott. 3. An imposing series of things. Their long array of sapphire and of gold. --Byron. 4. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or beautiful apparel. --Dryden. 5. (Law) (a) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause. (b) The panel itself. (c) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court. {To challenge the array} (Law), to except to the whole panel. --Cowell. --Tomlins. --Blount. {Commission of array} (Eng. Hist.), a commission given by the prince to officers in every county, to muster and array the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war. --Blackstone. \Array"\, 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. By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Each horseman drew his battle blade. --Campbell. These doubts will be arrayed before their minds. --Farrar. 2. To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind. Pharaoh . . . arrayed him in vestures of fine linen. --Gen. xli.?. In gelid caves with horrid gloom arrayed. --Trumbull. 3. (Law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them man by man. --Blackstone. {To array a panel}, to set forth in order the men that are impaneled. --Cowell. --Tomlins. Syn: To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.

Array Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Array?

[n] an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
[n] especially fine or decorative clothing
[n] an impressive display; "it was a bewildering array of books"; "his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall"
[n] an orderly arrangement; "an array of troops in battle order"
[v] align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
[v] lay out in a line

Array In Webster's Dictionary

\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, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. {Ready},
{Greith}, {Curry}.]
1. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in
   regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in
   battle array.

         Wedged together in the closest array. --Gibbon.

2. The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly
   collection; hence, a body of soldiers.

         A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. --Prescott.

3. An imposing series of things.

         Their long array of sapphire and of gold. --Byron.

4. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or
   beautiful apparel. --Dryden.

5. (Law)
   (a) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper
       officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.
   (b) The panel itself.
   (c) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.

{To challenge the array} (Law), to except to the whole panel.
   --Cowell. --Tomlins. --Blount.

{Commission of array} (Eng. Hist.), a commission given by the
   prince to officers in every county, to muster and array
   the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.
   --Blackstone.


\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.

         By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Each horseman
         drew his battle blade.                --Campbell.

         These doubts will be arrayed before their minds.
                                               --Farrar.

2. To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to
   envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.

         Pharaoh . . . arrayed him in vestures of fine linen.
                                               --Gen. xli.?.

         In gelid caves with horrid gloom arrayed.
                                               --Trumbull.

3. (Law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a
   cause; that is, to call them man by man. --Blackstone.

{To array a panel}, to set forth in order the men that are
   impaneled. --Cowell. --Tomlins.

Syn: To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.

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