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array

/əˈɹeɪ/

noun

Meaning

  • Clothing and ornamentation.

  • A collection laid out to be viewed in full.

  • An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.

  • Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.

    "drawn up in battle array"

  • A large collection.

    "We offer a dazzling array of choices."

  • Common name for matrix.

  • Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

  • A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.

  • A militia.

  • A group of hedgehogs.

  • A microarray.

verb

Meaning

  • To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.

    "He was arrayed in his finest robes and jewels."

  • To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.

  • To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.

Synonyms

don,
dress,
put on