"Blu-ray" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ] Forms: Blu-rays [plural]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 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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