chain 1

noundomain: group

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Examples

1.a complicated concatenation of circumstances
2.the chain of command

Synonyms

concatenation 3
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

Derivationally related form

catenate 1

verb

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

catenulate 1

verb

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

Hyponym

catena 1

noun

a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)

daisy chain 1

noun

(figurative) a series of associated things or people or experiences