I. ar ‧ ray 1 /əˈreɪ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . [usually singular] a group of people or things, especially one that is large or impressive
array of
a dazzling array of flowers
a bewildering array of options
a vast/impressive/wide array
There was a vast array of colours to choose from.
2 . technical a set of numbers or signs, or of computer memory units, arranged in lines across or down
II. array 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: arayer , from Vulgar Latin arredare ]
1 . literary to wear particular clothes, especially clothes of good quality
arrayed in something
She came in arrayed in all her finery.
2 . literary to arrange something in an attractive way
arrayed on something
make-up arrayed on the bathroom counter
3 . formal to put soldiers in position ready to fight