Found 2 items, similar to in series.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: in series
in series
adj : of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple
operations;
“serial processing” [syn:
serial,
in series(p)
,
nonparallel]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: in series
Series
\Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
Assert,
Desert a solitude,
Exert,
Insert,
Seraglio.]
1. 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.
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During some years his life a series of triumphs.
--Macaulay.
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2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
including several subordinate related groups.
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Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
only orders or families; in other cases only species.
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3. (Bot.) 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.
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4. (Math.) 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.
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5. (Elec.) 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.
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6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
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