gray

See also grey, and Gray

English

Wikipedia

Various shades of gray.

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• grey

Pronunciation

• enPR: grā, IPA: /ɡreɪ/, SAMPA: /greI/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -eɪ
• Homophones: grey, greige

Adjective

gray (comparative grayer, superlative grayest)

1. (chiefly US) grey

Derived terms

• battleship gray, battleship-gray

Noun

gray (plural grays)

1. (chiefly US) grey; an achromatic colour

   gray colour:

2. (two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating. (Reference: Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243.)
3. (ufology) an extraterrestrial creature with gray skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.

Related terms

• grayhound
• gray area
• gray matter

Translations

all senses — see grey

Verb

gray (third-person singular simple present grays, present participle graying, simple past and past participle grayed)

1. (US) To become gray or cause to become gray.

   My hair is beginning to gray.

Translations

all senses — see grey

Etymology 2

Named after Louis Harold Gray.

Noun

gray (plural grays)

1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy

Derived terms

• kilogray

Translations

SI unit of absorbed radiation

French: gray (fr) m. Polish: grej (pl) m.

Swedish: gray (sv) c.

See also

• gray (unit) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:gray (unit)

Anagrams

• Gary
• Yarg

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Finnish

Noun

gray

1. gray (SI unit)

Declension

Declension of gray (type rosé) singular plural nominative gray grayt genitive grayn grayiden partitive grayta grayita accusative gray grayn grayt inessive grayssa grayissa elative graysta grayista illative grayhin grayhyn grayihin adessive graylla grayilla ablative graylta grayilta allative graylle grayille essive grayna grayina translative grayksi grayiksi instructive – grayin abessive graytta grayitta comitative – grayineen

Declension of gray (type rosé) singular plural nominative gray grayt genitive grayn grayiden partitive graytä grayitä accusative gray grayn grayt inessive grayssä grayissä elative graystä grayistä illative grayhin grayhyn grayihin adessive grayllä grayillä ablative grayltä grayiltä allative graylle grayille essive graynä grayinä translative grayksi grayiksi instructive – grayin abessive grayttä grayittä comitative – grayineen

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

gray m.

1. gray (SI unit)

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Swedish

Noun

gray c.

1. gray (SI unit)