rayon
/ˈɹeɪɒn/ · noun
Meaning
- A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- A ray or beam of light.
- A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.
- Alternative spelling of raion.
- A surname from Spanish.
Etymology / origin
Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“a beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny; however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.
- rayon(French)→
- rayon (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- レーヨン(Japanese) (bor)
- rayon(Norman) (bor)
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