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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative spellings 1.1.2 Pronunciation 1.1.3 Adjective 1.1.4 Noun 1.1.4.1 Related terms 1.1.4.2 Translations 1.1.5 Verb 1.1.5.1 Translations 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.1.3 See also 2 Finnish 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Declension 3 French 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (British, Irish, Canadian, Australian) grey

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: grā, IPA: /ɡreɪ/, SAMPA: /greI/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -eɪ

• Homophones: grey, greige

[edit] Adjective

gray (comparative grayer, superlative grayest)

1. (mainly US) grey

[edit] Noun

gray (plural grays)

1. (mainly 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) A being belonging to one or more races of extraterrestrial humanoids recognized by their gray skin.

[edit] Related terms

• grayhound
• gray area
• gray matter

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[edit] Verb

to 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.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Named after Louis Harold Gray.

[edit] 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

[edit] Derived terms

• kilogray

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

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

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Noun

gray

1. gray (SI unit)

[edit] 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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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

gray m.

1. gray (SI unit)