rayon
English
editEtymology 1
editName chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny;[1] however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrayon (countable and uncountable, plural rayons)
- A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- Synonyms: cactus silk, sabra silk, viscose
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editFurther reading
editEtymology 2
editFrom Middle French rayon [1539], from Old French rai (whence English ray), from Latin rādius (whence English radius).[3][4]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrayon (plural rayons)
- (obsolete, rare) A ray or beam of light.
- 1591, Joachim du Bellay, “The Visions of Bellay”, in Ed[mund] Sp[enser], transl., Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC, part 2, signature Y3, recto:
- Nor brick, nor marble was the wall in view,
But ſhining Chriſtall, which from top to baſe
Out of her womb a thouſand rayons threw, […]
- a. 1609, Alex. Hume, Day Estivall, page 177:
- The rayons of the Sunne we see, Diminish in their strength.
- 1859, Singleton, Virgil, volume II, page 244:
- Here stood A cave,…unreached by rayons of the Sun.
- A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.
- Synonym: radius
- 1878, Lady Herbert, transl., Hübner’s Ramble, part iii, chapter i, page 459:
- Within a rayon of a certain number of miles.
- 1879 May 26th, Daily News, page 5/6:
- I found myself within his rayon at Newcastle, which is one of his bases of supply.
Related terms
edit- rayonnance (noun)
- rayonné (adjective)
Translations
editEtymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
editrayon (plural rayons)
- Alternative spelling of raion
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “rayon (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “rayon, n.³ and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ “rayon, n.¹”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Rayon”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume VIII, Part 1 (Q–R), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 185, column 1.
Azerbaijani
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editAudio: (file)
Noun
editrayon (definite accusative rayonu, plural rayonlar)
Declension
editDeclension of rayon | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | rayon |
rayonlar | ||||||
definite accusative | rayonu |
rayonları | ||||||
dative | rayona |
rayonlara | ||||||
locative | rayonda |
rayonlarda | ||||||
ablative | rayondan |
rayonlardan | ||||||
definite genitive | rayonun |
rayonların |
Crimean Tatar
edit
Noun
editrayon
- region, rayon (second level subdivision unit in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR countries).
Declension
editnominative | rayon |
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genitive | rayonnıñ |
dative | rayonğa |
accusative | rayonnı |
locative | rayonda |
ablative | rayondan |
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editDutch
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editrayon n (plural rayons, diminutive rayonnetje n)
- region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Indonesian: rayon
French
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer.
Noun
editrayon m (plural rayons)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Russian: райо́н (rajón), раіо́нъ (raión) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)
Etymology 2
editInherited 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.
Noun
editrayon m (plural rayons)
- honeycomb [from 1538]
- shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.) [from 1429]
- 2021 April 24, “La Corée du Nord rouvre sa frontière avec la Chine [North Korea reopens its border with China]”, in Le Monde[2]:
- 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.
- 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.
- department (of department store), section (of shop) [from 1841]
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editDescendants
editEtymology 3
editInherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon, etc. By surface analysis, raie + -on.
Noun
editrayon m (plural rayons)
- (agriculture) row (for planting seeds in)
Further reading
edit- “rayon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
editEtymology
edit- From Dutch rayon, from French rayon
- from Old French ree, from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”).
- Sense raion is a semantic loan from Russian райо́н (rajón).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrayon (plural rayon-rayon, first-person possessive rayonku, second-person possessive rayonmu, third-person possessive rayonnya)
- region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a school enrollment, of the area of operation of a business)
- raion: an administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states.
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editNoun
editrayon (plural rayon-rayon, first-person possessive rayonku, second-person possessive rayonmu, third-person possessive rayonnya)
- rayon: a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
Further reading
edit- “rayon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Middle French
editNoun
editrayon m (plural rayons)
Norman
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editNoun
editrayon m (plural rayons)
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