gray
gray
- n a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- n clothing that is a grey color
- n any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
- n horse of a light gray or whitish color
- n 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
- n English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)
- n English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)
- n American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)
- n United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)
- v make grey
- v turn grey
- s of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
gray flannel suit - s showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- s used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- s intermediate in character or position