Complete Definition of "gray"


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Etymology 1

Alternative spellings
Canada grey

Pronunciation
gr�, IPA|/ɡreɪ/, /<tt>greI</tt>/
audio|en-us-gray.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: grey, greige
:Rhymes:English:-eɪ|Rhymes: -eɪ

Adjective
en-adj|er

  1. context|mainly|US grey

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|mainly|US grey
  2. two-up A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.)
  3. (ufology) the image of an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Related terms
grayhound
gray area
gray matter

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L3+
:See grey#Translations|translations stored under the British spelling "grey"

Etymology 2
Named after w:Louis Harold Gray|Louis Harold Gray.

Noun
gray

  1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Translations
French: gray m

See also
:w:gray_(unit)|Wikipedia article on the gray (the unit)

Category:English eponyms
Category:SI units


French
gray

Noun
gray m

  1. gray (SI unit)

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