rayon
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rayon¹
- /ˈɹeɪɒn/
Rhymes with -eɪɒn
Where it comes from
Name chosen by the National Retail Dry Goods Association of America, probably from French rayon (“a beam of light, ray”) and so called because it is shiny; however, the Oxford English Dictionary states that it is apparently a blend of ray + cotton.
noun rayons
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A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
It is possible to make rope and thread directly from the soft interior of bamboo stems by mechanical processing of the material, but it seems that the majority of fiber sold as "bamboo" is actually rayon made from bamboo. The source may be the bamboo plant, but rayon is cellulose that has been chemi
Similar: cactus silk, sabra silk, viscose
rayon²
- /ˈɹeɪɒn/
- /reɪˈjɔ̃/
- /rɛˈjɔ̃/
Where it comes from
From Middle French rayon [1539], from Old French rai (whence English ray), from Latin rādius (whence English radius).
noun rayons
- A ray or beam of light. Nor brick, nor marble was the wall in view, But ſhining Chriſtall, which from top to baſe Out of her womb a thouſand rayons threw, […]
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A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.
Within a rayon of a certain number of miles.
Similar: radius
rayon³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun rayons
- Alternative spelling of raion
Rayon⁴
Where it comes from
Anglicization of Spanish Rayón.
proper noun Rayons
- A surname from Spanish.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nylon stocking, nylons, rayon stocking, silk stocking, beam, alley, range, sunbeam, ray, jolt, radius, cuprammonium, viscose, acetate, district, aisle
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Talk about this word "rayon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rayon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rayon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rayon "rayon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rayon.Cite this
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title = {rayon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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