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Blu-ray

noun
/ˈbluːˌɹeɪ/

Etymology

From blue + ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible.

  1. derived from rā — “roe deer”
  2. derived from rei — “king”
  3. compounded as blu-ray — “blue + ray”

Definitions

  1. The Blu-ray Disc format.

    • I've bought some of my old favourites on Blu-ray.
    • In 2007, Pioneer announced the release of a Blu-ray drive that can record data to Blu-ray discs, as well as DVDs and CDs.

  2. A Blu-ray Disc.

  3. Alternative form of Blu-ray.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Blu-ray. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA