Blu-ray

[bloo-rey]

Trademark.

1. an optical disk or an optical disk format for the storage of high-definition video and audio, having a much larger capacity than a DVD.

   video games on Blu-ray; Blu-ray movies.

Blu-ray

noun

1. an optical disk used to store digital information such as high-definition video, and able to store more information than a standard DVD

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blu-ray¹

Blu-, respelling of blue (from the blue-violet laser used to read the disk) + (optical) ray

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blu-ray¹

C21: from the colour of the laser used to read and write this type of disc

Example Sentences

You suffer when “The Cable Guy” doesn’t do well at the box office and some of the reviews are pretty rough, but 30 years later they’re putting out a new version on Blu-ray because people are still into it.

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The longest-running theatrical release in film history, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” is celebrating its 50th year with a tour featuring Bostwick, Campbell and Quinn, a DVD/Blu-Ray release, commemorative book publication and more.

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There’s a remaster of the original record; a Blu-ray with a mostly solo performance of the album’s songs by Mr. Springsteen, captured in stark black-and-white in an empty theater earlier this year; and an audio-only version of the filmed performance.

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The film will then be rereleased on Blu-ray on Oct.

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But in 2016, VidAngel was sued for copyright infringement by Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros., who said the company’s business model — which involved purchasing thousands of DVDs and Blu-ray discs and allowing users to stream them online — was essentially piracy.

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