English noun: concatenation | |||
1. | concatenation (state) the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series | ||
Broader (hypernym) | connectedness, connection, link | ||
2. | concatenation the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc | ||
Samples | It was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | connectedness, connection, connexion | ||
3. | concatenation (group) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | ||
Samples | The chain of command. A complicated concatenation of circumstances. | ||
Synonyms | chain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | series | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catena, daisy chain | ||
4. | concatenation (act) the act of linking together as in a series or chain | ||
Broader (hypernym) | connection, connexion, joining | ||