Word Frequency
series (ˈsɪəriːz
; -rɪz)
Definitions
noun
(plural) -ries- a group or connected succession of similar or related things, usually arranged in order
- a set of radio or television programmes having the same characters and setting but different stories
- a set of books having the same format, related content, etc, published by one firm
- a set of stamps, coins, etc, issued at a particular time
- (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of numbers or quantities See also geometric series
- (electronics)
- a configuration of two or more components connected in a circuit so that the same current flows in turn through each of them (esp in the phrase in series)
- (as modifier) ⇒
a series circuit
Compare parallel (sense 10)
- (rhetoric) a succession of coordinate elements in a sentence
- (geology) a stratigraphical unit that is a subdivision of a system and represents the rocks formed during an epoch
Word Origin
C17: from Latin: a row, from serere to linkSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = sequence, course, chain, succession, run, set, line, order, train, arrangement, string, progression
Translations for 'series'
- British English: series A series of things or events is a number of them that come one after the other.There will be a series of meetings with political leaders.ˈsɪəriːz; -rɪz NOUN
- Arabic: مُتَتَالِيَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: série
- Chinese: 系列
- Croatian: serija
- Czech: řada
- Danish: serie
- Dutch: reeks
- European Spanish: serie
- Finnish: sarja
- French: série
- German: SerieAnreihung
- Greek: σειρά
- Italian: serie
- Japanese: ひと続き
- Korean: 일련
- Norwegian: serie
- Polish: szereg
- Portuguese: série
- Romanian: serie serii
- Russian: серия
- Spanish: serie
- Swedish: serie
- Thai: สิ่งที่ต่อเนื่องกัน
- Turkish: dizi
- Ukrainian: серія
- Vietnamese: chuỗi
Example Sentences Including 'series'
Auditions for acting roles in new TV series - running parts for four insane boys, age 17-21.Irish Times (2002)
He was a young man of inexhaustible energy when Howard Lockhart signed him up for a comedy series for the BBC Scottish Home Service.Glasgow Herald (2001)
No Rules for under-17s Seán Moran looks at why the GAA seems set to abandon the underage series.Irish Times (2002)
THE 31st annual world series of poker starts in Las Vegas this weekend.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The last of the filmed items was an interview with Charley Penn about the new Harry Hacker series starting on television the following week.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
The structure of this network, as Nancy soon learnt, was essentially like a series of communist cells.NANCY WAKE (2002)
They were a series of drawings of a head, some quite detailed, others little more than a quick cartoon of a few lines.KICK BACK (2002)
They'd been down near Regensburg, drinking in a series of bars that were familiar with the needs of boatmen.THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)
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