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chain

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Synonyms: chaun, chair, chin, chan, cain, chait, hain, chaon, chanin, chann, chai

Antonyms: chaun, chair, chin, chan, cain, chait, hain, chaon, chanin, chann, chai

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Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|series of interconnected physical rings or links}} A series of [[interconnected]] rings or [[link]]s usually made of metal.
  2. {{senseid|en|series of interconnected things, concrete or abstract}} A [[series]] of interconnected things.
  3. {{senseid|en|totally ordered set, in mathematics}} {{lb|en|mathematics|set theory|order theory}} A [[totally ordered set]], especially a totally ordered subset of a [[poset]].
  4. {{senseid|en|sum of cells in topology}} {{lb|en|algebraic topology|originally}} A [[formal sum]] of [[cell]]s in a [[CW complex]] of a certain [[dimension]] ''k'' (in which case the formal sums are called '''''k''-chains'''); a formal sum of [[simplex|simplices]] or [[cube]]s of a certain dimension in a [[simplicial complex]] or [[cubical complex]] (respectively).
  5. {{senseid|en|element in a group in topology}} {{lb|en|algebraic topology|[[homological algebra]]|more generally}} An element of a group (or module) in a [[chain complex]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[fasten]] something with a chain.
  2. {{lb|en|figurative}} To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
  3. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[link]] multiple items together.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[secure]] someone with [[fetter]]s.
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[obstruct]] the mouth of a [[river]] etc with a chain.
  6. {{lb|en|figurative}} To [[obligate]].
  7. {{lb|en|computing}} To relate [[data]] items with a chain of [[pointer]]s.
  8. {{lb|en|computing}} To be chained to another data item.
  9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[measure]] a distance using a 66-[[foot]] long chain, as in land [[surveying]].
  10. {{lb|en|transitive|computing|rare|associated with {{w|Acorn Computers}}}} To load and automatically run (a program).

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.

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