Meanings
Blu-ray1
nounBlu-ray (countable and uncountable, plural Blu-rays)
plural Blu-rays · alternative BluRay · alternative Blu-Ray
- countableinformaluncountableThe Blu-ray Disc format.
I've bought some of my old favourites on Blu-ray.
1 more example
In 2007, Pioneer announced the release of a Blu-ray drive that can record data to Blu-ray discs, as well as DVDs and CDs.
2008, Debra Littlejohn Shinder, Michael Cross, Scene of the Cybercrime - countableinformaluncountableA Blu-ray Disc.
Blu-Ray2
Origin
From blue + ray, coming from the blue laser ray having a shorter wavelength and making a higher data density possible.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic بْلُورَاي
- بْلُورَاي (blūrāy)format
Bulgarian Blu-ray, блу рей
- Blu-rayformat
- блу рей (blu rej)format
- блу-рей (blu-rej)format
- блурей (blurej)format
Chinese Mandarin 藍光光盤 /蓝光光盘
- 藍光光盤 /蓝光光盘 (lánguāng guāngpán)format
Finnish Blu-ray
- Blu-rayformat
German Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc
- Blu-rayformat
- Blu-ray Discformat
Japanese ブルーレイ
- ブルーレイ (burūrei)format
Korean 블루레이
- 블루레이 (beullurei)format
Malay Blu-ray
- Blu-rayformat
Polish Blu-ray
- Blu-rayformat
Russian Блю-рэ́й
- Блю-рэ́й (Blju-rɛ́j)format
Turkish blu-ray, blu-ray disk
- blu-rayformat
- blu-ray diskformat
Cite this entry
APA
Blu-ray. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blu-ray
MLA
“Blu-ray.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blu-ray. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blu-ray,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blu-ray.
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