array

²array

noun

Definition of ARRAY

1

a : a regular and imposing grouping or arrangement : order <lined up … in soldierly array — Donald Barthelme> b : an orderly listing of jurors impaneled

2

a : clothing, attire b : rich or beautiful apparel : finery

3

: a body of soldiers : militia <the baron and his feudal array>

4

: an imposing group : large number <faced a whole array of problems>; also : variety, assortment <a broad array of styles>

5

a (1) : a number of mathematical elements arranged in rows and columns (2) : a data structure in which similar elements of data are arranged in a table b : a series of statistical data arranged in classes in order of magnitude

6

: a group of elements forming a complete unit <an antenna array>

Examples of ARRAY

1. an array of solar panels
2. <an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room>

First Known Use of ARRAY

14th century

Related to ARRAY

Synonyms: group, assemblage, band, bank, batch, battery, block, bunch, clot, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, constellation, grouping, huddle, knot, lot, muster, package, parcel, passel, set, suite

Related Words: accumulation, aggregate, aggregation, conglomeration; agglomeration, assortment, hodgepodge, jumble, miscellany, mixture, odds and ends, sundries, variety; cycle, run, series, suit

Near Antonyms: entity, item, single, unit

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