See array in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
to place in order; marshal (troops for battle, etc.)
to dress in fine or showy attire; deck out
noun
an orderly grouping or arrangement, esp. of troops
troops in order; military force
an impressive display of assembled persons or things
fine clothes; finery
Comput. a group of two or more logically related elements, identified by a single name and usually stored in consecutive storage locations in main memory
Math., Statistics a systematic arrangement of numbers or symbols in rows and columns
See array in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-rāˈ)
transitive verbar·rayed, ar·ray·ing, ar·rays
To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement: arrayed the whole regiment on the parade ground.
To dress in finery; adorn.
noun
An orderly, often imposing arrangement: an array of royal jewels.
An impressively large number, as of persons or objects: an array of heavily armed troops; an array of spare parts. See Synonyms at display.
Splendid attire; finery.
Mathematics
a. A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
b. Numerical data linearly ordered by magnitude.
Computer Science An arrangement of memory elements in one or more planes.