rayon
/ˈɹeɪɒn/
rayon noun: a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. Also the alternative spelling of raion.
Noun (1)
rayon (countable and uncountable, plural rayons)
- A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- Synonyms:
- cactus silk, sabra silk, viscose
Noun (2)
rayon (plural rayons)
- A ray or beam of light.
- 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, […]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... - The rayons of the Sunne we see, Diminish in their strength.a. 1609, Alex. Hume, Day Estivall, page 177
- Nor brick, nor marble was the wall in view,
- A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.
- Within a rayon of a certain number of miles.1878, Lady Herbert, transl., Hübner’s Ramble, part iii, chapter i, page 459
- I found myself within his rayon at Newcastle, which is one of his bases of supply.1879 May 26th, Daily News, page 5/6
- Synonyms:
- radius
Proper noun capitalized: Rayon
Rayon (plural Rayons)
- A surname from Spanish.
Also used as
rayon is also the alternative spelling of raion.
rayon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
rayon in Hindi
- रेयॉन, रेयोन
rayon in Tamil
- ரேயோன்
rayon in Marathi
- रेयॉन, रेयोन
rayon in Bengali
- রেয়ন
More languagesFewer languages
- rayon in Telugu
- రేయోన్
- rayon in Malayalam
- റയോൺ, റേയോൺ, റായോൺ
- rayon in Kannada
- ರೇಯೋನ್
- rayon in Punjabi
- ਰੇਓਨ, ਰੇਯੋਨ, ਰੇਯੌਨ
- rayon in Gujarati
- રેયોન, રેયૉન
- rayon in Odia
- ରେଯ଼ନ
- rayon in Nepali
- रेयोन
Examples of rayon in a sentence
- And everywhere Dominican girls in tight-fitting rayon hung heavy in doorways lined with caladium.
- First, there is a "soaker pad" of needled rayon supported by a polypropylene mesh.
- These were further subdivided into the nonethnically defined districts (rayon), cities, city boroughs, and settlements (posyolki), and villages (syola).
Synonyms of rayon
Forms of rayon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rayons |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rayons |
Origin of rayon
Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“a beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny; however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.
From Middle French rayon [1539], from Old French rai (whence English ray), from Latin rādius (whence English radius).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from rayon
Words that rhyme with rayon
Questions about rayon
- What does rayon mean?
- Rayon means a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- What is rayon in Hindi?
- Rayon in Hindi is रेयॉन, रेयोन. See Rayon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rayon?
- Rayon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rayon?
- Rayon is pronounced /ˈɹeɪɒn/.
- What is the plural of rayon?
- The plural of rayon is rayons.
Words near rayon in the dictionary
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