array Definition

array
noun

1. A large and impressive number, display or collection.

Thesaurus: throng, assemblage, multitude, host, crowd.
2. A well-ordered arrangement, especially a military one.

Example: troops in battle array
3. math.
An arrangement of numbers or other items of data in rows and columns, eg a matrix.
4. computing.
An arrangement of individual elements of data in such a way that any element can be located and retrieved.
5. poetic
Fine clothes.
Thesaurus: formal dress, apparel, attire, finery, garb, garments, raiment, regalia.

verb arrayed, arraying

1. To put in order; to display.
2. To dress (someone or oneself) in fine clothes.

Etymology: 13c: from French areer to arrange.