Chain

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Table of contents

1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Pronunciation
1.3 Noun

1.3.1 Translations

1.4 Related terms

2 multilingual associations

English

Etymology

From Latin catena.

Pronunciation

SAMPA: /'/
IPA: /'ʧe:jn/

Noun

a series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
a series of interconnected things.
This lead to an unfortunate chain of events.
a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
a number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
When examined, the chain of atoms included oxygen and hydrogen.
A unit of length equal to 22 yards.

Translations

Dutch: ketting f (1), keten f (1, 3, 4?), aaneenrijging f (1, 4?), aaneenschakeling f (2), opeenvolging f (2)
French: chaîne f (1, 2, 3, 4)
German: Kette f (1, 2, 3, 4)
Hebrew: שרשרת /sharsheret/
Indonesian: rantai
Interlingua: catena
Italian: catena f (1, 3)
Japanese: 鎖 (くさり, kusari)
Latin: catena
Portuguese: cadeia f
Russian: цепь, цепочка
Spanish: cadena

Related terms

chain of command
chain of events
chain gang
chain letter
chain mail
chain reaction
chain rule
chainsaw
chain store
food chain

multilingual associations

Russian: ученья /ucheniya/ (of learning) chain

WordNet Definitions

ten

1. chain, concatenation -- (a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances").
2. chain, chemical chain -- ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)).
3. chain -- (a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament).
4. chain -- (a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership).
5. chain -- (anything that acts as a restraint).
6. chain -- (a unit of length).
7. Chain, Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain -- (British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)).
8. range, mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains -- (a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range").
9. iron, irons, chain, chains -- (metal shackles; for hands or legs).
10. chain, string, strand -- (a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls";).

two

1. chain -- (connect or arrange into a chain by linking).
2. chain -- (fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together").

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