"rayon" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/, /ʁe.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-rayon.ogg Forms: rayons [plural]
Etymology: From rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|rai|-on}} rai + -on, {{m|fr|rayer}} rayer Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} rayon m (plural rayons)
  1. ray, beam (of light, etc.) [from 1474] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-U8VqeZBE
  2. spoke (of wheel) [from 1538] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-uUJQXXJC
  3. (geometry) radius [from 1639] Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Geometry
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-QEsqSn1d Topics: geometry, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: rayon cosmique, rayon d’action, rayon gamma, rayon X, rayonnant, rayonner Related terms: rayonnement
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/, /ʁe.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-rayon.ogg Forms: rayons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French royon, rayon, derived from Old French raie (“honeycomb”), ree (“id.”), from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”). The "honeycomb" meaning is original, but the "shelf" meaning coincidentally happens to be attested earlier. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|royon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French royon, {{inh+|fr|frm|royon}} Inherited from Middle French royon, {{m|frm|rayon}} rayon, {{der|fr|fro|raie|t=honeycomb}} Old French raie (“honeycomb”), {{m|fro|ree|t=id.}} ree (“id.”), {{der|fr|frk|*hrātu|t=honeycomb}} Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} rayon m (plural rayons)
  1. honeycomb [from 1538] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-xuQi-CjQ
  2. shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.) [from 1429] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-PyrFUkzQ
  3. department (of department store), section (of shop) [from 1841] Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-opWlq3XM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 15 24 8 34 15 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 3 9 14 22 7 28 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chef de rayon, en connaître un rayon, manquer un rayon, rayonnage, stop rayon
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/, /ʁe.jɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-rayon.ogg Forms: rayons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon, etc. By surface analysis, raie + -on. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|roion|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French roion, {{inh+|fr|fro|roion}} Inherited from Old French roion, {{m|fro|reun}} reun, {{m|fro|roïon}} roïon, {{surf|fr|raie|-on}} By surface analysis, raie + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} rayon m (plural rayons)
  1. (agriculture) row (for planting seeds in) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-rayon-fr-noun-xO9z0eET Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2021 April 24, “La Corée du Nord rouvre sa frontière avec la Chine [North Korea reopens its border with China]”, in Le Monde",
          "text": "Les importations de ces dernières semaines sont principalement des engrais, afin d’éviter un nouveau recul de la production agricole. Mais réapparaissent aussi, dans des magasins de Pyongyang, des produits non essentiels (chocolat, fruits séchés, etc.), qui avaient disparu des rayons.",
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Middle French",
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    "French terms inherited from Middle French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
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      "word": "chef de rayon"
    },
    {
      "word": "en connaître un rayon"
    },
    {
      "word": "manquer un rayon"
    },
    {
      "word": "rayonnage"
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    {
      "word": "stop rayon"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ German: Rayon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Rayon"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "rejon",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: rejon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: rejon"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "reyon",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Turkish: reyon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Turkish: reyon"
    }
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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      "name": "inh"
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        "2": "fro",
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        "t": "honeycomb"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ree",
        "t": "id."
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      "expansion": "ree (“id.”)",
      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "frk",
        "3": "*hrātu",
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      "name": "der"
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "honeycomb [from 1538]",
        "honeycomb"
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        "honeycomb [from 1538]"
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        "masculine"
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          "english": "Imports in recent weeks are primarily fertilizers, in order to prevent a further decline in agricultural production. But non-essential products (chocolate, dried fruits, etc.), which had disappeared from the shelves, are also reappearing in the shops of Pyongyang.",
          "ref": "2021 April 24, “La Corée du Nord rouvre sa frontière avec la Chine [North Korea reopens its border with China]”, in Le Monde",
          "text": "Les importations de ces dernières semaines sont principalement des engrais, afin d’éviter un nouveau recul de la production agricole. Mais réapparaissent aussi, dans des magasins de Pyongyang, des produits non essentiels (chocolat, fruits séchés, etc.), qui avaient disparu des rayons.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.) [from 1429]",
        "shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "shelf",
          "shelf"
        ]
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        "shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.) [from 1429]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "department (of department store), section (of shop) [from 1841]",
        "department (of department store), section (of shop)"
      ],
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        [
          "department",
          "department"
        ],
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          "section",
          "section"
        ]
      ],
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        "department (of department store), section (of shop) [from 1841]"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʁɛ.jɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁe.jɔ̃/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-rayon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/Fr-rayon.ogg/Fr-rayon.ogg.mp3",
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      "text": "audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rayon"
}

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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms suffixed with -on",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with audio links"
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "roion"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "reun"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "roïon"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon, etc. By surface analysis, raie + -on.",
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    {
      "form": "rayons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "fr:Agriculture"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "row (for planting seeds in)"
      ],
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        [
          "agriculture",
          "agriculture"
        ],
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          "row",
          "row"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "agriculture",
        "business",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʁɛ.jɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʁe.jɔ̃/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-rayon.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/20/Fr-rayon.ogg/Fr-rayon.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Fr-rayon.ogg",
      "text": "audio"
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  "word": "rayon"
}

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