string
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string (countable and uncountable; plural strings)
- (countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
- (uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
- (countable) Any long, thin and flexible object.
- a violin string
- (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
- The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
- (countable) A series of items or events.
- a string of successes
- (countable) (computing) A sequence of characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
- (countable) (computing) A data type storing a sequence of data values, usually bytes, in which elements usually stand for characters according to a character encoding.
- (countable) (computer science) An ordered sequence of symbols of a predetermined set or alphabet.
- (music, countable, usually in plural) A stringed instrument or the person playing that instrument.
- (countable) (physics) the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics
- A slang term for cannabis or marijuana
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- (long, thin structure): cord, rope, line
- (this structure as a substance): cord, rope, twine
- (anything long and thin):
- (cohesive substance in the form of a string):
- (series of items or events): sequence, series
- (sequence of characters in computing):
- (stringed instruments): string section the strings, or the string section
- (conditions): conditions, provisos
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long, thin structure
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this structure as a substance
anything long and thin
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cohesive substance in the form of a string
series of items or events
sequence of characters in computing
of a stringed instrument
stringed instruments
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conditions
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subject of study in physics
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to string (third-person singular simple present strings, present participle stringing, simple past and past participle strung)
- (transitive) To put (items) on a string.
- You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace
- (transitive) To put strings on (something).
- It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly
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put on a string
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- to be checked
- Spanish: enhebrar
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[edit] External links
String on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
String in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
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string m.
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- IPA: /stʁiŋ/
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string m. (plural strings)
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string c.
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