Blu-ray

[ bloo-rey ]

Trademark.

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.

Origin of Blu-ray

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

Also called Blu-ray Disc .

Words Nearby Blu-ray

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How to use Blu-ray in a sentence

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It produces everything from Blu-ray players to smart speakers to televisions to smartphones and beyond.
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This is partially because of the release of the film on DVD and Blu-ray.
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It remains a Blu-ray player, however, and the experience has been streamlined from the PS3.
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Please note that CURSE OF CHUCKY is now available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download.
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Their series ‘The Untold History of the United States’ is now available on Blu-ray and in paperback.
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British Dictionary definitions for Blu-ray

Blu-ray

noun

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

Origin of Blu-ray

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

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