chain

  • 41chain — 1. noun /ˈʧeːjn/ a) A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. He wore a gold chain around the neck. b) A series of interconnected things. This led to an unfortunate chain of events. 2 …

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  • 42chain — Synonyms and related words: Alps, Andes, Caucasus, Himalayas, Indian file, Kekule formula, Oregon boat, Rockies, accouple, accumulate, accumulative, additive, additory, agglutinate, alps on alps, alternation, amass, anchor, andiron, anklet,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43chain — [[t]tʃeɪn[/t]] n. 1) a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for hauling, supporting, or confining, or as decoration 2) naut. navig. chains a) shackles or fetters b) bondage; servitude: to live one s life in chains[/ex]… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 44chain — /tʃeɪn/ noun a series of stores or other businesses belonging to the same company ● a chain of hotels or a hotel chain ● the chairman of a large do it yourself chain ● He runs a chain of shoe shops. ● She bought several garden centres and… …

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  • 45chain — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cheyne, from Anglo French chaene, from Latin catena Date: 14th century 1. a. a series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used for various purposes …

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  • 46Chain — Einheit Norm Angloamerikanisches Maßsystem Einheitenname chain Einheitenzeichen ch. Dimensionsname Länge Dimensionssymbol l …

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  • 47Chain — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Chain peut désigner : Patronyme Emmanuel Chain (né en 1962), journaliste et producteur de télévision français ; Ernst Boris Chain (1906 1979),… …

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  • 48chain — A series of metal links or rings, connected or fitted into one another, used as a hitch or as a secure binding ofa load otherwise not stable, for example, the binding of a truckload of logs; a watch chain; a gold or silver chain on a locket; a… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 49Chain — I Chain   [englisch, tʃeɪn; wörtlich »Kette, Reihe«], eine festgelegte Reihenfolge von Daten bzw. Dateien, die ein Computer nacheinander verarbeitet, so z. B. die Aneinanderreihung von Melodieteilen, Rhythmusfiguren oder komplexen musikalischen… …

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  • 50chain — [13] Chain is a direct descendant of Latin catēna ‘chain’, source also of English concatenate [16], literally ‘link together in a chain’. This passed into Old French as chaeine, a later from of which, chaine, was adopted by English. The Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins