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* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Japanese: [[鎖]] ([[くさり]], [[kusari]]), [[チェーン]] ([[chēn]])
* Japanese: [[鎖]] ([[くさり]], [[kusari]]), [[チェーン]] ([[chēn]])
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* Korean: [[사슬]] (saseul)
* Korean: [[사슬]] (saseul)
* Kurdish: {{t-|ku|زنجیر|tr=zinjír|sc=ku-Arab}}
* Kurdish: {{t-|ku|زنجیر|tr=zinjír|sc=ku-Arab}}
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* Latgalian: {{tø|ltg|važa|f}}, {{qualifier|only plural}} {{tø|ltg|karški|p}}
* Latgalian: {{tø|ltg|važa|f}}, {{qualifier|only plural}} {{tø|ltg|karški|p}}
* Latin: {{t-|la|catena|f}}
* Latin: {{t-|la|catena|f}}
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* Scottish Gaelic: {{t-|gd|cuibhreach|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Scottish Gaelic: {{t-|gd|cuibhreach|m|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian: [[lanac]] {{m}}, [[veruga]] {{f}}, [[verige]] {{f|p}}
* Serbian: [[lanac]] {{m}}, [[veruga]] {{f}}, [[verige]] {{f|p}}
* Serbo-Croatian
* Serbo: -Croatian
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|веруга|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|верига|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|вериге|f|p|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|веруга|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|верига|f|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|sh|вериге|f|p|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}, {{t|sh|veruga|f}}, {{t|sh|veriga|f}}, {{t|sh|verige|f|p}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}, {{t|sh|veruga|f}}, {{t|sh|veriga|f}}, {{t|sh|verige|f|p}}
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* Greek: {{t+|el|αλυσίδα|f|tr=alisíδa}}, {{t+|el|σειρά|f|tr=sirá}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αλυσίδα|f|tr=alisíδa}}, {{t+|el|σειρά|f|tr=sirá}}
* Hebrew: [[שרשרת]] (sharshéret) {{f}}
* Hebrew: [[שרשרת]] (sharshéret) {{f}}
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* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sor}}, {{t+|hu|sorozat}}, {{t|hu|láncolat}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|sor}}, {{t+|hu|sorozat}}, {{t|hu|láncolat}}
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* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Japanese: [[連続]] ([[れんぞく]], [[renzoku]]), [[連鎖]] ([[れんさ]], ''[[rensa]]'')
* Japanese: [[連続]] ([[れんぞく]], [[renzoku]]), [[連鎖]] ([[れんさ]], ''[[rensa]]'')
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cadeia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cadeia|f}}
* Russian: [[цепь]] (tsep’) {{f}}, [[последовательность]] (poslédovatel’nost’) {{f}}
* Russian: [[цепь]] (tsep’) {{f}}, [[последовательность]] (poslédovatel’nost’) {{f}}
* Serbo-Croatian
* Serbo: -Croatian
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}
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* Greek: {{t+|el|αλυσίδα|f|tr=alisíδa}}
* Greek: {{t+|el|αλυσίδα|f|tr=alisíδa}}
* Hebrew: {{t-|he|רשת|f|tr=réshet}}
* Hebrew: {{t-|he|רשת|f|tr=réshet}}
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* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Italian: {{t-|it|catena|f}}
* Japanese: [[チェーン]] ([[chēn]])
* Japanese: [[チェーン]] ([[chēn]])
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* Norwegian: {{t|no|kjede|m}}
* Norwegian: {{t|no|kjede|m}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sieć|f}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|sieć|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cadeia|f}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|cadeia|f}}
* Russian: [[сеть]] (set’) {{f}}
* Russian: [[сеть]] (set’) {{f}}
* Serbo-Croatian
* Serbo: -Croatian
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Cyrillic: {{t|sh|ланац|m|sc=Cyrl}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}
*: Latin: {{t|sh|lanac|m}}

Revision as of 03:39, 1 May 2012

English

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A metal chain
A chain of daisies
Molecular chain for acrylic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French chaeine (French: chaîne), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin catena.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chain (plural chains)

  1. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
    He wore a gold chain around the neck.
  2. A series of interconnected things.
    This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
  3. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
    That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
  4. A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
    When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
  5. Template:surveying A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
  6. Template:surveying A long measuring tape.
  7. A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres. Equal to 4 rods. Equal to 100 links.
  8. Template:British A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).

Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

chain (third-person singular simple present chains, present participle chaining, simple past and past participle chained)

  1. Template:transitive To fasten something with a chain
  2. Template:intransitive To link multiple items together
  3. Template:transitive To secure someone with fetters
  4. Template:transitive To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain
  5. Template:computing To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
  6. Template:computing To be chained to another data item.
  7. Template:transitive To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
  8. Template:transitive To load and automatically run (a program).
    • 1996, "Mr D Walsh", Running two programs from a batch file (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.misc)
      How do you get one program to chain another? I want to run DrawWorks2 then !Draw but as soon as you run Drawworks2 it finishes the batch file and doesn't go on to the next instruction! Is there a way without loading one of these automatic loaders?
    • 1998, "Juan Flynn", BBC software transmitted on TV - how to load? (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.misc)
      You can do LOAD "" or CHAIN "" to load or chain the next program if I remember correctly (it's been a loooong time since I've used a tape on an Acorn!)
    • 2006, "Richard Porter", SpamStamp double headers (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.apps)
      Recent versions of AntiSpam no longer use the Config file but have a Settings file instead, so when I updated the Config file to chain SpamStamp it had no effect as it was a redundant file.

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