ARRAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does array mean? 

• ARRAY (noun)
  The noun ARRAY has 4 senses:

1. an orderly arrangement

2. an impressive display

3. especially fine or decorative clothing

4. an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

  Familiarity information: ARRAY used as a noun is uncommon.

• ARRAY (verb)
  The verb ARRAY has 2 senses:

1. lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

2. align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

  Familiarity information: ARRAY used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARRAY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An orderly arrangement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Context example:

an array of troops in battle order

Hypernyms ("array" is a kind of...):

arrangement (an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "array"):

table; tabular array (a set of data arranged in rows and columns)

matrix ((mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules)

row (a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side)

column (a vertical array of numbers or other information)

panoply (a complete and impressive array)

bank (an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers)

spectrum (an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave)

Derivation:

array (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An impressive display

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall

Hypernyms ("array" is a kind of...):

display (exhibiting openly in public view)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Especially fine or decorative clothing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

array; raiment; regalia

Hypernyms ("array" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "array"):

war paint (full ceremonial regalia)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("array" is a kind of...):

directional antenna (an antenna that transmits or receives signals only in a narrow angle)

• ARRAY (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they array    ... he / she / it arrays   
Past simple: arrayed   
Past participle: arrayed   
-ing form: arraying   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

array; lay out; range; set out

Context example:

lay out the arguments

Hypernyms (to "array" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "array"):

compart (lay out in parts according to a plan)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

array (an orderly arrangement)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

align; array

Hypernyms (to "array" is one way to...):

stand (have or maintain a position or stand on an issue)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "array"):

fall in line (agree on (a position))

side (take sides for or against)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

These distortions actually shift the position of Earth and the pulsars ever so slightly, resulting in a characteristic and detectable signal from the array of celestial lighthouses.

(Listening for Gravitational Waves Using Pulsars, NASA)

Their meta-analysis of Human Exome BeadChip gene array (Exome Chip) data revealed 31 new blood pressure-associated loci and confirmed 39 that had been previously identified.

(The genetics of blood pressure, NIH)

At those depths, life has to contend with an array of circumstances we've traditionally thought of as unamenable to living things.

(Researchers Create New Model of Ecosystem Hidden Beneath Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The chromatin fiber has a thickness of about 30 nanometers and results from the folding of a linear array of nucleosomes (thickness about 10 nm) into a more compact fiber.

(Chromatin Fiber, NCI Thesaurus)

A sensor array off the Pacific Northwest coast has captured the cracking, bulging and shaking from the eruption of Axial Seamount, a nearly mile-high undersea volcano, in more detail than ever before.

(Underwater volcano's fiery eruption captured in detail by seafloor observatory, NSF)

Understanding these intricate brain systems will be critical for developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools for a broad array of conditions.

(Researchers identify key brain circuits for reward-seeking and avoidance behavior, National Institutes of Health)

The next step is to test the compound against a broad array of viruses.

(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The detrimental effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on human development are well known and include an array of lifelong physical, cognitive, and behavioral problems collectively called fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).

(Using both marijuana and alcohol during early pregnancy may increase the likelihood of disrupting fetal development, National Institutes of Health)

The baby behemoths were active, capable of a wider array of maneuvers than adult members of their species, and didn't need parental care after hatching.

(Newly discovered baby Titanosaur sheds light on dinosaurs' early lives, NSF)

Sunflowers, like solar panel arrays, follow the sun from east to west. The researchers tapped into information in the sunflower genome to understand how and why sunflowers track the sun.

(Sunflowers move from east to west, and back, by the clock, NSF)