Meaning of chain | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A surname.
2. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
3. A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal
4. A series of interconnected things.
5. A series of interconnected things
6. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
7. A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name
8. A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
   physical
9. A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule
10. A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
11. A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device
12. A long measuring tape.
13. A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
14. A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
15. A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
16. An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
    broadly
17. 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).
    British
18. That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
19. Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
    in-plural
20. A livery collar, a chain of office.
21. The warp threads of a web.

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Examples

“He wore a gold chain around the neck.”

“The anchor is connected to the boat with a 100-metre long chain.”

“a chain of mountains”

“a chain of ideas, one leading to the next”

“This led to an unfortunate chain of events.”

“That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.”

“side chain”

“When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.”

“"But it's too far—must be a quarter of a mile—and I've a portmanteau to carry." […] "Garn!" shouted the guard. "Taint ten chain. […]"”

“We first find an approximation of the chain partition, i.e. a small but not minimum size set of chains which cover all elements of the poset.”

“the chains of habit”

“Driven down / To chains of darkness and the undying worm.”

“And gainſt the General we will lift our ſwords And either lanch his greedie thirſting throat, Or take him priſoner, and his chaine ſhall ſerue For Manackles, till he be ranſom’d home.”

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