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ARRAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Especially fine or decorative clothing

Synonyms:

array; raiment; regalia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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 3

Meaning:

An impressive display

Example:

his tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

display (exhibiting openly in public view)

Sense 4

Meaning:

An orderly arrangement

Example:

an array of troops in battle order

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

Synonyms:

align; array

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

lay out the arguments

Synonyms:

array; lay out; range; set out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The new device from UCLA can be integrated into solar panels to provide an alternative power source during snowy days when not enough sunlight makes it to the solar array.

(Nanogenerator Creates Electricity from Snowfall, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

By measuring the light patterns from these interactions in or near the detector array, IceCube can estimate the neutrinos' directions and energies.

(Antarctic detector offers first look at how Earth stops high-energy neutrinos in their tracks, National Science Foundation)

After hybridization occurs, the microarray chip is imaged and the captured fluorescence signals from the array are normalized and subjected to statistical analysis.

(ChIP-On-Chip, NCI Thesaurus)

People encounter stressful situations and stimuli everywhere, every day, and studies have shown that long-term stress can contribute to a broad array of health problems.

(Researchers identify brain circuits that help people cope with stress, NIH)

A method to normalize arrays in an AffyBatch using an invariant set, as defined in documents available at http://bioconductor.org/packages/1.9/bioc/html/affy.html

(Bioconductor caAffy Invariant Set Normalization, NCI Thesaurus)

A method to scale Affymetrix arrays, as defined in documents available at http://bioconductor.org/packages/1.9/bioc/html/affy.html

(Bioconductor caAffy Constant Normalization, NCI Thesaurus)

The average cell intensity for the nine probe cells that compose the cross at the center of the antisense probe array.

(Central Minus, NCI Thesaurus)

A method to normalize Affymetrix arrays using loess, as defined in documents available at http://bioconductor.org/packages/1.9/bioc/html/affy.html

(Bioconductor caAffy Loess Normalization, NCI Thesaurus)

A method to normalize Affymetrix arrays to each other or to a set of target intensities, as defined in documents available at http://bioconductor.org/packages/1.9/bioc/html/affy.html

(Bioconductor caAffy Q-Spline Normalization, NCI Thesaurus)

The process of applying a solvent (e.g., water) or a solution (e.g., SSC/SDS) to a biomaterial or an array to remove impurities or unwanted compounds.

(Cell Wash, NCI Thesaurus)