Dictionary entry details
• SEQUENCE (noun)
Meaning:
Serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context examples:
the sequence of names was alphabetical / he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
Hypernyms ("sequence" is a kind of...):
series (similar things placed in order or happening one after another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sequence"):
cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)
string (a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases))
combination (a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock)
combination (a coordinated sequence of chess moves)
Fibonacci sequence (a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers)
codon (a specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of DNA or RNA that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid)
Meaning:
A following of one thing after another in time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
chronological sequence; chronological succession; successiveness; succession; sequence
Context example:
the doctor saw a sequence of patients
Hypernyms ("sequence" is a kind of...):
temporal arrangement; temporal order (arrangement of events in time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sequence"):
run (an unbroken chronological sequence)
row (a continuous chronological succession without an interruption)
rotation (a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.))
pelting; rain (anything happening rapidly or in quick successive)
Meaning:
Film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
sequence; episode
Hypernyms ("sequence" is a kind of...):
film; photographic film (photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)
Holonyms ("sequence" is a part of...):
film; flick; motion picture; motion-picture show; movie; moving picture; moving-picture show; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)
Meaning:
The action of following in order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
succession; sequence
Context example:
he played the trumps in sequence
Hypernyms ("sequence" is a kind of...):
order; ordering (the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sequence"):
chess opening; opening (a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess)
alternation (successive change from one thing or state to another and back again)
Meaning:
Several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("sequence" is a kind of...):
repeat; repetition (an event that repeats)
• SEQUENCE (verb)
Meaning:
Arrange in a sequence
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "sequence" is one way to...):
grade; order; place; range; rank; rate (assign a rank or rating to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Determine the order of constituents in
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
They sequenced the human genome
Hypernyms (to "sequence" is one way to...):
ascertain; determine; find; find out (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
