Definition of Rayon

1. Noun. A synthetic silklike fabric.

Specialized synonyms: Acetate, Acetate Rayon, Viscose, Viscose Rayon
Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

Definition of Rayon

1. n. Ray; beam.

Definition of Rayon

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of raion) ¹

2. Noun. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rayon

1. a synthetic fiber [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rayon

rayle
rayled
rayleigh
rayleighs
rayles
rayless
rayless chamomile
raylessness
raylessnesses
raylet
raylets
raylike
rayling
rayne
raynes
rayon (current term)
rayon stocking
rayonnant
rayons
rayproof
rays
rays of light
raytracing
raz'd
razed
razee
razeed
razeeing
razees

Literary usage of Rayon

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1885)
"Ramon Lopez rayon not only established another manufactory of arms in El Ga.Uo, a position chosen by himself, at which many men were at work, ..."

2. Philosophical Transactions by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1806)
"Donc le nouveau rayon est la ligne brisée AKE. ... Or faire tourner le rayon AKE sur AK, c'est faire tourner en même temps AE d'un mouvement conique. ..."

3. From Empire to Republic: The Story of the Struggle for Constitutional by Arthur Howard Noll (1903)
"It was no less than a plan to take the person of the Viceroy from the City of Mexico and send him to rayon at Zitacuaro; there he was to remain in ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Although other polymers have been used in precursor yarns, rayon and polyacrylonitrile give the graphite fibers with the highest moduli (4). ..."

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