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Definition of Rayon
1. Noun. A synthetic silklike fabric.
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
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). ..."