Blu-ray

See also: BluRay

English

Alternative forms

• BluRay, Blu-Ray

Etymology

From blue +‎ ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbluːˌɹeɪ]

Noun

Blu-ray (countable and uncountable, plural Blu-rays)

1. (informal) The Blu-ray Disc format.

   I've bought some of my old favourites on Blu-ray.

   • 2008, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Michael Cross, Scene of the Cybercrime:

     In 2007, Pioneer announced the release of a Blu-ray drive that can record data to Blu-ray discs, as well as DVDs and CDs.

2. (informal) A Blu-ray Disc.

Derived terms

• Blu-ray burner
• Blu-ray Disc
• Blu-ray drive

 

Translations

format

• Arabic: بْلُورَاي (blūrāy)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藍光光盤／蓝光光盘 (zh) (lánguāng guāngpán)

• Finnish: Blu-ray
• Georgian: Blu-ray, Blu-ray დისკი (Blu-ray disḳi)
• German: Blu-ray f, Blu-ray Disc (de) f
• Japanese: ブルーレイ (burūrei)
• Korean: 블루레이 (beullurei)
• Malay: Blu-ray
• Russian: Блю-рэ́й m (Blju-rɛ́j)
• Turkish: blu-ray, blu-ray disk

Anagrams

• Albury, Ruybal, buryal