Definitions and meaning of rayon
rayon
English
Etymology 1
Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“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.
Pronunciation
- enPR: rāʹŏn, IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪɒn/
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- Rhymes: -eɪɒn
Noun
rayon (countable and uncountable, plural rayons)
- A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- Synonyms: cactus silk, sabra silk, viscose
Translations
Further reading
- rayon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
From Middle French rayon [1539], from Old French rai (whence English ray), from Latin rādius (whence English radius).
Pronunciation
- enPR: rāʹŏn, ʀāyôɴʹ, ʀĕyôɴʹ, IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪɒn/, /reɪˈjɔ̃/, /rɛˈjɔ̃/
Noun
rayon (plural rayons)
- (obsolete, rare) A ray or beam of light.
- A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.
- Synonym: radius
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
rayon (plural rayons)
- Alternative spelling of raion.
References
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Noun
rayon (definite accusative rayonu, plural rayonlar)
- district, rayon (second level subdivision unit ex-USSR countries).
Declension
Crimean Tatar
Noun
rayon
- region, rayon (second level subdivision unit in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR countries).
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French rayon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raːˈjɔn/, /rɛˈjɔn/
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- Hyphenation: ra‧y‧on
Noun
rayon n (plural rayons, diminutive rayonnetje n)
- region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)
Derived terms
Descendants
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/ ~ /ʁe.jɔ̃/
Etymology 1
From rai + -on. Unrelated to rayer.
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- ray, beam (of light, etc.) [from 1474]
- spoke (of wheel) [from 1538]
- (geometry) radius [from 1639]
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle French royon, rayon, from Old French raie, ree (“honeycomb”), from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”). Sense 1 is original, but sense 2 coincidentally happens to be attested earlier.
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- honeycomb [from 1538]
- shelf (for books, merchandise, etc.) [from 1429]
- department (of department store), section (of shop) [from 1841]
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 3
Inherited from Old French roion, reun, roïon. By surface analysis, raie + -on.
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- (agriculture) row (for planting seeds in)
Further reading
- “rayon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian
Etymology
- From Dutch rayon, from French rayon
- from Old French ree, from Frankish *hrātu (“honeycomb”).
- Sense raion is a semantic loan from Russian райо́н (rajón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrajɔn]
- Hyphenation: ra‧yon
Noun
rayon (plural rayon-rayon)
- region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a school enrollment, of the area of operation of a business)
- raion: an administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states
Affixed terms
Noun
rayon (plural rayon-rayon)
- rayon: a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber
Further reading
- “rayon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Middle French
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- ray, beam (of light etc.)
- spoke (of wheel)
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from English rayon.
Noun
rayon m (plural rayons)
- (Jersey) rayon
Source: wiktionary.org