rayon

Meanings

1. A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

1. A ray or beam of light.
2. A circular area whose extent is measured by the length of the radius of the circle which bounds it.

1. Alternative spelling of raion.

1. A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

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.