string

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 4 Swedish 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Noun 4.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /strɪŋ/, SAMPA: /strIN/
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  Rhymes: -ɪŋ

[edit] Etymology

Old English streng

[edit] Noun

string (countable and uncountable; plural strings)

1. (countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
2. (uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
3. (countable) Any long, thin and flexible object.

   a violin string

4. (countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

   The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive

5. (countable) A series of items or events.

   a string of successes

6. (countable) (computing) A sequence of characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
7. (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.
8. (countable) (computer science) An ordered sequence of symbols of a predetermined set or alphabet.
9. (music, countable, usually in plural) A stringed instrument or the person playing that instrument.
10. (countable) (physics) the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics
11. A slang term for cannabis or marijuana

[edit] Derived terms

• score string
• second string

[edit] Synonyms

• (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

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to string (third-person singular simple present strings, present participle stringing, simple past and past participle strung)

1. (transitive) To put (items) on a string.

   You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace

2. (transitive) To put strings on (something).

   It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly

[edit] Synonyms

• (put on a string): thread
• (put strings on): lace

[edit] Translations

to be checked

• Spanish: enhebrar

[edit] Derived terms

cosmic string heartstrings string along string band

string quartet string up string vest stringy

[edit] External links

• String on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• String in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

string m.

1. (underwear) g-string, thong

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English string.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stʁiŋ/

[edit] Noun

string m. (plural strings)

1. G-string, thong, tanga

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Etymology

From English string.

[edit] Noun

string c.

1. G-string, thong

[edit] Derived terms

• stringkalsong
• stringtrosa