Blu-ray

/[ˈbluːˌɹeɪ]/ noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Blu-ray Disc format. countable, informal, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    Alternative form of Blu-ray. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A Blu-ray Disc. countable, informal, uncountable

Example

More examples

"Tom uses his Playstation 3 as a Blu-ray player."

Etymology

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

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