array

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [usuallysing.] a group or collection of things or people, often one that is large or impressive: a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes * a dazzling array of talent 2 (computing) a way of organizing and storing related data in a computer memory 3 (technical) a set of numbers, signs or values arranged in rows and columns verb [VN] [usuallypassive] (formal) 1 to arrange a group of things in a pleasing way or so that they are in order: Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves. 2 to arrange soldiers in a position from which they are ready to attack