gray
noun(gray)
English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
Synonyms: louis harold gray,
gray
noun(gray)
clothing that is a grey color
gray
noun(gray)
United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
Synonyms: asa gray,
gray
adjective(gray)
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
Synonyms: gray-haired, gray-headed,
grey, grey-haired, grey-headed,
grizzly,
hoar,
hoary, white-haired,
gray
adjective(gray)
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
gray
noun(gray)
the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
gray
noun(gray)
English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
Synonyms: thomas gray,
gray
noun(gray)
American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
Synonyms: robert gray,
gray
noun(gray)
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
gray
adjective(gray)
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
Examples:
Gray flannel suit.
gray
noun(gray)
horse of a light gray or whitish color
gray
noun(gray)
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
gray
adjective(gray)
intermediate in character or position