chain
chain
ketju; kettinki
kahle
jono (jotain samankaltaista), vuorijono
(mittayksikkö) 22 jaardia (= 66 jalkaa), n. 20 metriä
Esimerkkejä:
supermarket chain – supermarketketju
the chain of events
a mountain chain
a chain of buckets full of water
Liittyvät sanat: unchain
Synonyymisanakirja
chain
ketju, nauha, kahleet, kaulakoru, kaulanauha, kahlehdinta, Adirondacks, Adirondack-vuoristo, Admiralty Range, Alaskavuoristo, vuorijono, vuoriketju, vuoristo.
Rimmaavat sanat
chain rimmaa näiden kanssa:
parhain, varhain, aamuvarhain...
Englannin sanakirja
chain (englanti > suomi)
chain englanniksi
A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
He wore a gold chain around the neck.
A series of interconnected things.
a chain of mountains
a chain of ideas, one leading to the next
This led to an unfortunate chain of events.
A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
That chain of restaurants is expanding into our town.
puhekieltä A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
When examined, the molecular chain included oxygen and hydrogen.
puhekieltä A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
puhekieltä A long measuring tape.
A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.
1938, w:Xavier Herbert|Xavier Herbert, w:Capricornia (novel)|Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, 1943, Chapter X, p. 177, https://archive.org/details/capricornianovel00herb
puhekieltä A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
puhekieltä A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pull out|pulls out).
That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
the chains of habit
Milton
puhekieltä Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
(rfquotek)
puhekieltä To fasten something with a chain.
puhekieltä To link multiple items together.
puhekieltä To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
puhekieltä To be chained to another data item.
puhekieltä To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
puhekieltä To load and automatically run (a program).
1996, "Mr D Walsh", Running two programs from a batch file (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.misc)
1998, "Juan Flynn", BBC software transmitted on TV - how to load? (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.misc)
2006, "Richard Porter", SpamStamp double headers (on newsgroup comp.sys.acorn.apps)
(aspirate mutation of)