Blu-ray

American  

[bloo-rey] / ˈbluˌreɪ /

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.

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Blu-ray British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of Blu-ray

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

Example Sentences

Various deluxe editions also come with bootleg recordings from a 1975 concert, concert films on Blu-ray, a hardcover book with never-seen photographs, a comic-book tour poster and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now she’s going back to watching some programs ad-free on Blu-Ray discs.

From Los Angeles Times

That iteration is also available from Kino on a fine Blu-ray.

From The Wall Street Journal

This 4 CD box set gives you a newly remastered version of “Nebraska,” a CD of outtakes, the much-awaited “Electric Nebraska,” and a Blu-ray of a new performance film featuring a solo acoustic performance of the entire “Nebraska” album from start to finish.

From Salon

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.

From Los Angeles Times