What does chain mean in English? Meaning of chain definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "chain": a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
Noun
Meaning: a series of things depending on each other as if linked togetherExample: the chain of command
a complicated concatenation of circumstancesSynonyms: chain
concatenationHyponyms: catena
daisy chainHypernyms: seriesMeaning of "chain": connect or arrange into a chain by linking
Verb
Meaning: connect or arrange into a chain by linkingSynonyms: chainHyponyms: concatenateHypernyms: arrange
set upMeaning of "chain": (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
Noun
Meaning: (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)Synonyms: chain
chemical chainHyponyms: closed chain
long chain
long-chain molecule
open chain
ringHypernyms: building block
unitMeaning of "chain": fasten or secure with chains
Verb
Meaning: fasten or secure with chainsExample: Chain the chairs togetherSynonyms: chainHypernyms: fasten
fix
secureAntonyms: unchainMeaning of "chain": a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Noun
Meaning: a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligamentSynonyms: chainHyponyms: anchor chain
anchor rope
bicycle chain
chatelaine
fob
paper chain
pull chain
snow chain
tire chain
watch chain
watch guardHypernyms: ligamentMeaning of "chain": (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
Noun
Meaning: (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownershipSynonyms: chainHyponyms: apparel chain
discount chain
restaurant chain
retail chainHypernyms: business
business concern
business organisation
business organization
concernMember Holonyms: chain storeMeaning of "chain": anything that acts as a restraint
Noun
Meaning: anything that acts as a restraintSynonyms: chainHypernyms: constraint
restraintMeaning of "chain": a unit of length
Noun
Meaning: a unit of lengthSynonyms: chainHyponyms: engineer's chain
gunter's chain
nautical chainHypernyms: linear measure
linear unitPart Holonyms: link
pace
yardMeaning of "chain": British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Noun
Meaning: British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)Synonyms: chain
ernst boris chain
sir ernst boris chainInstance Hypernyms: biochemistMeaning of "chain": a series of hills or mountains
Noun
Meaning: a series of hills or mountainsExample: the valley was between two ranges of hills
the plains lay just beyond the mountain rangeSynonyms: chain
chain of mountains
mountain chain
mountain range
range
range of mountainsHypernyms: formation
geological formationInstance Hyponyms: adirondack mountains
adirondacks
admiralty range
alaska range
alleghenies
allegheny mountains
alps
altai mountains
altay mountains
andes
apennines
appalachian mountains
appalachians
atlas mountains
australian alps
balkan mountain range
balkan mountains
balkans
berkshire hills
berkshires
black hills
blue ridge
blue ridge mountains
cantabrian mountains
carpathian mountains
carpathians
cascade mountains
cascade range
cascades
catskill mountains
catskills
caucasus
caucasus mountains
coast mountains
coast range
cumberland mountains
cumberland plateau
dolomite alps
eastern highlands
great dividing range
great smoky mountains
green mountains
guadalupe mountains
high sierra
himalaya
himalaya mountains
himalayas
hindu kush
hindu kush mountains
karakoram
karakoram range
karakorum range
kuenlun
kuenlun mountains
kunlan shan
kunlun
kunlun mountains
mesabi range
mount carmel
mustagh
mustagh range
nan ling
ozark mountains
ozark plateau
ozarks
pamir mountains
pyrenees
rhodope mountains
rockies
rocky mountains
sacramento mountains
san juan mountains
sayan mountains
selkirk mountains
sierra
sierra madre occidental
sierra madre oriental
sierra nevada
sierra nevada mountains
st. elias mountains
st. elias range
taconic mountains
teton range
the alps
the pamirs
tien shan
transylvanian alps
tyan shan
tyrolean alps
ural mountains
uralsPart Holonyms: massif
mountain pass
notch
passMeaning of "chain": a linked or connected series of objects
Noun
Meaning: a linked or connected series of objectsExample: a chain of daisiesSynonyms: chainHypernyms: necklaceMeaning of "chain": a necklace made by a stringing objects together
Noun
Meaning: a necklace made by a stringing objects togetherExample: a string of beads
a strand of pearlsSynonyms: chain
strand
stringHypernyms: necklaceSynonyms:
conglomerate, group, string, continuity, set, progression, sequence, alternation, concatenation, train, syndicate, trust, order, row, consecution, catena, bracelet, cable, fetter, coupling, manacle, shackle, trammel, connection, link, iron, bond, lavaliere, pendant, locket, clinker, tie up, attach, shackle, handcuff, enslave, tether, confine, fetter, bind, trammel, moor, restrain, connect, hold,
Antonyms:
interruption, liberate, loosen, release, unfasten, free, let go, loose,
