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—arrayer, n./euh ray"/, v.t.1. to place in proper or desired order; marshal: Napoleon arrayed his troops for battle.2. to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck out: She arrayed herself in furs and diamonds.n.3. order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.4. military force, esp. a body of troops.5. a large and impressive grouping or organization of things: He couldn't dismiss the array of facts.6. regular order or arrangement; series: an array of figures.7. a large group, number, or quantity of people or things: an impressive array of scholars; an imposing array of books.8. attire; dress: in fine array.9. an arrangement of interrelated objects or items of equipment for accomplishing a particular task: thousands of solar cells in one vast array.10. Math., Statistics.a. an arrangement of a series of terms according to value, as from largest to smallest.b. an arrangement of a series of terms in some geometric pattern, as in a matrix.11. Computers. a block of related data elements, each of which is usually identified by one or more subscripts.12. Radio. See antenna array.[1250-1300; ME arrayen < AF arayer, OF are(y)er < Gmc; cf. OE araedan to prepare, equiv. to a- A-3 + raede ready]Syn. 1. arrange, range, order, dispose. 2. apparel, dress, attire; ornament, adorn, decorate. 3. disposition. 5. show, exhibit, exhibition. 8. raiment.
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