Blu-ray en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ]
Etymology
From blue + ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible.
Meanings
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(countable, informal, uncountable) The Blu-ray Disc format.
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.
2008, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Michael Cross, Scene of the Cybercrime:I've bought some of my old favourites on Blu-ray.
- (countable, informal, uncountable) A Blu-ray Disc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blu-rays | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Blu-Ray | alternative | lexicographic | |
| BluRay | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Blu-ray Disc · Blu-ray drive · Blu-ray burner · Blu-ray player
Translations (18)
tr blu-ray disk (format) · pl Blu-ray (format) · ko 블루레이 (format) · bg блу рей (format) · cmn 藍光光盤 /蓝光光盘 (format) · bg блурей (format) · ar بْلُورَاي (format) · bg блу-рей (format) · ms Blu-ray (format) · de Blu-ray Disc (format) · ka Blu-ray (format) · tr blu-ray (format) · bg Blu-ray (format) · de Blu-ray (format) · ka Blu-ray დისკი (format) · fi Blu-ray (format) · ru Блю-рэ́й (format) · ja ブルーレイ (format)