Series vs. String
Seriesnoun
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
Seriesnoun
A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
Seriesnoun
A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
Seriesnoun
(mathematics) The sequence of partial sums \sum_{i=1}^n{a_i} of a given sequence ai.
Seriesnoun
A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
Seriesnoun
(zoology) An unranked taxon.
Seriesnoun
(botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
Seriesnoun
(commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
Seriesnoun
(phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
Seriesadjective
(electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit.
Seriesnoun
A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of calamitous events.
Seriesnoun
Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.
Seriesnoun
In Engler's system of plant classification, a group of families showing certain structural or morphological relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
Seriesnoun
An indefinite number of terms succeeding one another, each of which is derived from one or more of the preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series; as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
Seriesnoun
A mode of arranging the separate parts of a circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form a single path for the current; - opposed to parallel. The parts so arranged are said to be in series.
Seriesnoun
A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
Seriesnoun
similar things placed in order or happening one after another;
Seriesnoun
a serialized set of programs;
Seriesnoun
a periodical that appears at scheduled times
Seriesnoun
(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams;
Seriesnoun
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection;
Seriesnoun
(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
Seriesnoun
(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other;
Stringnoun
(countable) A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
Stringnoun
(uncountable) Such a structure considered as a substance.
Stringnoun
(countable) Any similar long, thin and flexible object.
Stringnoun
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.
Stringnoun
(countable) A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
Stringnoun
(countable) A series of items or events.
Stringnoun
(countable) The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.
Stringnoun
(countable) In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
Stringnoun
A group of racehorses kept at one track.
Stringnoun
An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
Stringnoun
A stringed instrument.
Stringnoun
The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.
Stringnoun
(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.
Stringnoun
The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.
Stringnoun
(slang) Cannabis or marijuana.
Stringnoun
Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.
Stringnoun
The points made in a game of billiards.
Stringnoun
The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.
Stringnoun
A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
Stringnoun
(archaic) A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.
Stringnoun
(archaic) A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
Stringnoun
(shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
Stringnoun
(botany) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.
Stringnoun
(mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
Stringnoun
(architecture) A stringcourse.
Stringnoun
A hoax; a fake story.
Stringverb
(transitive) To put (items) on a string.
Stringverb
(transitive) To put strings on (something).
Stringverb
(intransitive) To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
Stringnoun
A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.
Stringnoun
A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments.
Stringnoun
A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.
Stringnoun
The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the theme.
Stringnoun
The line or cord of a bow.
Stringnoun
A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.
Stringnoun
A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
Stringnoun
An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.
Stringnoun
The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the strings of beans.
Stringnoun
A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.
Stringnoun
Same as Stringcourse.
Stringnoun
The points made in a game.
Stringnoun
In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes, as in American billiard games, marked by buttons threaded on a string or wire.
Stringnoun
The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; - called also string line.
Stringnoun
A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story.
Stringnoun
a sequence of similar objects or events sufficiently close in time or space to be perceived as a group; a string of accidents; a string of restaurants on a highway.
Stringnoun
A one-dimensional string-like mathematical object used as a means of representing the properties of fundamental particles in string theory, one theory of particle physics; such hypothetical objects are one-dimensional and very small (10-33 cm) but exist in more than four spatial dimensions, and have various modes of vibration. Considering particles as strings avoids some of the problems of treating particles as points, and allows a unified treatment of gravity along with the other three forces (electromagnetism, the weak force, and the strong force) in a manner consistent with quantum mechanics. See also string theory.
Stringverb
To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
Stringverb
To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument, in order to play upon it.
Stringverb
To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
Stringverb
To make tense; to strengthen.
Stringverb
To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to string beans. See String, n., 9.
Stringverb
To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung him along all day until he realized we were kidding.
Stringverb
To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
Stringnoun
a lightweight cord
Stringnoun
stringed instruments that are played with a bow;
Stringnoun
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
Stringnoun
a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;
Stringnoun
a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases)
Stringnoun
a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening;
Stringnoun
a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
Stringnoun
a necklace made by a stringing objects together;
Stringverb
thread on or as if on a string;
Stringverb
add as if on a string;
Stringverb
move or come along
Stringverb
stretch out or arrange like a string
Stringverb
string together; tie or fasten with a string;
Stringverb
remove the stringy parts of;
Stringverb
provide with strings;
