rayon

See also: Rayon

English

Etymology 1

From French rayon.

Noun

rayon

  1. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

rayon (plural rayons)

  1. Alternative spelling of raion

Etymology 3

Noun

rayon (plural rayons)

  1. (obsolete) A ray or beam.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

rayon

  1. 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]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French rayon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːˈjɔn/, /rɛˈjɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ra‧y‧on

Noun

rayon n (plural rayons, diminutive rayonnetje n)

  1. region, regional section or subdivision (e.g. of a city or local government, of the area of operation of a business)

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɛ.jɔ̃/
  • audio(file)

Etymology 1

From rai +‎ on. Unrelated to rayer.

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

  1. (geometry) radius
  2. ray, beam (of light etc.)
  3. spoke (of wheel)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Russian: район (rajon)
    • Romanian: raion
    • Uyghur: رايون‎ (rayon)
    • Yakut: оройуон (oroyuon)

Etymology 2

Old French ree, from Frankish *hrāta (“honeycomb”).

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

  1. comb (of honey)
  2. shelf
  3. department (of department store), section (of shop)

Further reading

Middle French

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

  1. ray, beam (of light etc.)
  2. spoke (of wheel)

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English rayon.

Noun

rayon m (plural rayons)

  1. (Jersey) rayon
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