"Blu-ray" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ] Forms: Blu-rays [plural]
Etymology: blue + ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|ray}} blue + ray Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Blu-ray (countable and uncountable, plural Blu-rays)
  1. (informal) The Blu-ray Disc format. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Translations (format): بْلُورَاي (blūrāy) (Arabic), 藍光光盤 (Chinese Mandarin), 蓝光光盘 (lánguāng guāngpán) (Chinese Mandarin), Blu-ray (Finnish), Blu-ray (Georgian), Blu-ray დისკი (Blu-ray disḳi) (Georgian), Blu-ray [feminine] (German), Blu-ray Disc [feminine] (German), ブルーレイ (burūrei) (Japanese), 블루레이 (beullurei) (Korean), Blu-ray (Malay), Блю-рэ́й (Blju-rɛ́j) [masculine] (Russian), blu-ray (Turkish), blu-ray disk (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Blu-ray-en-noun-W~VT6nt- Disambiguation of 'format': 93 7
  2. (informal) A Blu-ray Disc. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blu-ray-en-noun-k4fF0wZt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: BluRay, Blu-Ray Derived forms: Blu-ray burner, Blu-ray Disc, Blu-ray drive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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