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# array

«array» in Mova's school dictionary: **a set of things put in equal rows and columns** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (array, arrays); verb (array — to set out in order, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An array is a set of things put in equal rows and columns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#m1)

2) An array is a large, mixed group of things: «an array of colors». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#m2)

3) In computing, an array is a list of values in order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#m3)

4) (old-fashioned) Array can mean fine or splendid clothes worn for a special occasion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

things in rows and columns; total = rows × columns; arrays show multiplication and the commutative law (3 × 4 = 4 × 3); in everyday life, egg cartons, chocolate bars and window panes are arrays

### examples

- The chairs are in an array of 5 rows of 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x1)
- Draw an array to show 3 × 4. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x2)
- The stamps form an array with 6 rows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x3)
- An array has 24 dots in 4 rows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x4)
- An egg carton is an array of 2 rows of 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x5)
- The shop had a wide array of toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x6)
- The solar panels sit in a big array. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x7)
- Turn the array to show that 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x8)
- A chocolate bar is an array of squares. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x9)
- The program stores the scores in an array. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x10)
- The strange lady came again, in grander array than before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/#x11)

### note

A clue to multiply rows by columns, or to divide the total by rows. Trap: rows go across, columns go down. «An array of» (many kinds) is not an exact count.

### In the corpora

- [When things stand in rows and every row is the same length, they make an array.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/lessons/82-arrays/0/)
- [And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.472/)
- [And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.264/)
- [Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1104/)
- [Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1133/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «array» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/array/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.