In us terms the difference between gray and gray
is that gray is an achromatic colour intermediate between black and white while gray is an achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
In us demography slang terms the difference between gray and gray
is that gray is to turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region while gray is to turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
In chiefly us ufology terms the difference between gray and gray
is that gray is an extraterrestrial creature with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head while gray is an extraterrestrial creature with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
In us two-up terms the difference between gray and gray
is that gray is a penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating while gray is a penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
gray
English
Alternative forms
* grey (used in the UK and the Commonwealth and also in the US)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ).
Adjective
(
er) (
spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
* Isaac Newton
-
(label) Dreary, gloomy.
*
-
(label) Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
(label) Relating to older people.
-
* Ames
-
Usage notes
A mnemonic for remembering which spelling is used where: gre'''y'' is the '''E'''nglish spelling, while ''gr'''a'''y'' is the '''A merican spelling. However, ''grey is also found in American English.
Derived terms
{{der3, battleship gray
, gray area
, graybeard
, gray-haired
, grayhound
, grayness
, gray ghost
, gray matter}}
Verb
(
en-verb) (
spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) To become gray.
-
(label) To cause to become gray.
To turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
-
Noun
(en noun) (spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
-
an extraterrestrial creature with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.[Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language , second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243]
See also
*
References
Etymology 2
Named after (Louis Harold Gray).
Noun
(
en noun)
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy
Derived terms
* kilogray
See also
*
gray
English
Alternative forms
* grey (used in the UK and the Commonwealth and also in the US)
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ).
Adjective
(
er) (
spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
* Isaac Newton
-
(label) Dreary, gloomy.
*
-
(label) Having an indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality.
(label) Relating to older people.
-
* Ames
-
Usage notes
A mnemonic for remembering which spelling is used where: gre'''y'' is the '''E'''nglish spelling, while ''gr'''a'''y'' is the '''A merican spelling. However, ''grey is also found in American English.
Derived terms
{{der3, battleship gray
, gray area
, graybeard
, gray-haired
, grayhound
, grayness
, gray ghost
, gray matter}}
Verb
(
en-verb) (
spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) To become gray.
-
(label) To cause to become gray.
To turn progressively older, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
-
Noun
(en noun) (spelled "grey" in the UK and the Commonwealth)
(label) An achromatic colour intermediate between black and white.
-
an extraterrestrial creature with grayish skin, bulbous black eyes, and an enlarged head.
A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.[Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language , second edition, 1966, chapter XI section 3, page 243]
See also
*
References
Etymology 2
Named after (Louis Harold Gray).
Noun
(
en noun)
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass. Symbol: Gy
Derived terms
* kilogray
See also
*
