Definitions of Sequence [ˈsi kwəns]

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Definition of 'Sequence'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) sequence
the following of one thing after another; succession.

2.  sequence
order of succession.

3.  sequence
a continuous connected series:
a sonnet sequence.

4.  sequence
result; consequence.

5.  sequence
a melodic or harmonic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation.

6.  sequence
(often cap.) a hymn sometimes sung after the Gradual and before the Gospel in Masses for special occasions.

7.  sequence
a series of related scenes or shots that make up one episode of a film narrative.

8.  sequence
a series of three or more cards following one another in order of value, esp. of the same suit.

9.  sequence
Genetics, Biochem. the linear order of monomers in a polymer, as nucleotides in DNA or amino acids in a protein.

10. (v.t.) sequence
to place in a sequence.

11.  sequence
Genetics, Biochem. to determine the order of (chemical units in a polymer chain), esp. nucleotides in DNA or RNA or amino acids in a protein.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL sequentia= L sequ- (s. of sequī to follow) +-entia -ence)

Definition of 'Sequence'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) sequence
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
"the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"

2. (noun) sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological succession
a following of one thing after another in time
"the doctor saw a sequence of patients"

3. (noun) sequence, episode
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

4. (noun) succession, sequence
the action of following in order
"he played the trumps in sequence"

5. (verb) sequence
several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

6. (verb) sequence
arrange in a sequence

7. (verb) sequence
determine the order of constituents in
"They sequenced the human genome"

Definition of 'Sequence'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) sequence
the order in which sth happens or occurs

2. sequence
in sequence/out of sequence
in/out of the correct order
The emails were displayed in sequence.

3. sequence
a set of things happening in a particular order
the sequence of events leading to the murder

Definition of 'Sequence'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Sequence
the state of being sequent; succession; order of following; arrangement

2. (noun) Sequence
that which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel; consequence; result

3. (noun) Sequence
simple succession, or the coming after in time, without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences

4. (noun) Sequence
any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps

5. (noun) Sequence
a melodic phrase or passage successively repeated one tone higher; a rosalia

6. (noun) Sequence
a hymn introduced in the Mass on certain festival days, and recited or sung immediately before the gospel, and after the gradual or introit, whence the name

7. (noun) Sequence
three or more cards of the same suit in immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king, and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight

8. (noun) Sequence
all five cards, of a hand, in consecutive order as to value, but not necessarily of the same suit; when of one suit, it is called a sequence flush

Translation of 'Sequence'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a series of events etc following one another in a particular order He described the sequence of events leading to his dismissal from the firm; a sequence of numbers; a dance sequence.
Afrikaans: volgorde	Arabic: تَسَلْسُل، تَتابُع	Bulgarian: поредица
Brazilian: sequência	Czech: sled,řada	German: die Reihenfolge
Danish: rækkefølge; række; sekven	Greek: σειρά, αλληλουχία	Spanish: serie, secuencia
Estonian: sari, järjend	Farsi: زنجيره	Finnish: tapahtumasarja
French: succession	Hebrew: סִדרָה	Hindi: अनुक्रम
Croatian: slijed, niz	Hungarian: sor(ozat)	Indonesian: rentetan peristiwa
Icelandic: röð, syrpa, sería	Italian: sequenza, successione	Japanese: 結果
Korean: 연속	Lithuanian: seka	Latvian: secība
Malay: urutan	Dutch: reeks	Norwegian: rekkefølge, sekvens
Polish: następstwo, ciąg	Persian: زنجيره	Pashto: نتيجه، لړ، سلسله: زمانې:
Portuguese: sequência	Romanian: succesiune	Russian: последовательность
Slovak: postupnosť, poradie, sled	Slovenian: zaporedje	Serbian: niz
Swedish: ordningsföljd, [händelse]	Thai: เหตุการณ์ต่อเนื่องกันมา	Turkish: dizi, zincir
Taiwanese: 順序	Ukrainian: послідовність; ряд	Urdu: سلسلہ، تسلسل
Vietnamese: chuỗi nhiều sự kiện, con	Chinese: 顺序，次序
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