Engelsk substantiv: chain | |||
1. | chain (om gruppe) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The chain of command. A complicated concatenation of circumstances. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | concatenation | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | series | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | catena, daisy chain | ||
2. | chain (om ting) (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | chemical chain | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | building block, unit | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | closed chain, long chain, long-chain molecule, open chain, ring | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | molecule | ||
Overordnet kategori | chemical science, chemistry | ||
3. | chain (om gjenstand) a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | ligament | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | anchor chain, anchor rope, bicycle chain, chatelaine, fob, paper chain, pull chain, snow chain, tire chain, watch chain, watch guard | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede uttrykkene | bicycle, bike, chain printer, chain tongs, cycle, wheel | ||
4. | chain (om gruppe) (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | apparel chain, discount chain, restaurant chain, retail chain | ||
Tilhører disse spesifikke uttrykkene | chain store | ||
Overordnet kategori | business, business enterprise, commercial enterprise | ||
5. | chain (om gjenstand) anything that acts as a restraint | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | constraint, restraint | ||
6. | chain (om mengde eller mål) a unit of length | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | linear measure, linear unit | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | engineer's chain, Gunter's chain, nautical chain | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | link, pace, yard | ||
7. | Chain (om person) British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979) | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain | ||
Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | biochemist | ||
8. | chain (om ting) a series of hills or mountains | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The valley was between two ranges of hills. The plains lay just beyond the mountain range. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | formation, geological formation | ||
Eksempler på mere spesifikke uttrykk | Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, Admiralty Range, Alaska Range, Alleghenies, Allegheny Mountains, Alps, Altai Mountains, Altay Mountains, Andes, Apennines, Appalachian Mountains, Appalachians, Atlas Mountains, Australian Alps, Balkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains, Balkans, Berkshire Hills, Berkshires, Black Hills, Blue Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Cantabrian Mountains, Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Range, Cascades, Catskill Mountains, Catskills, Caucasus, Caucasus Mountains, Coast Mountains, Coast Range, Cumberland Mountains, Cumberland Plateau, Dolomite Alps, Eastern Highlands, Great Dividing Range, Great Smoky Mountains, Green Mountains, Guadalupe Mountains, High Sierra, Himalaya, Himalaya Mountains, Himalayas, Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains, Karakoram, Karakoram Range, Karakorum Range, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountains, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun, Kunlun Mountains, Mesabi Range, Mount Carmel, Mustagh, Mustagh Range, Nan Ling, Ozark Mountains, Ozark Plateau, Ozarks, Pamir Mountains, Pyrenees, Rhodope Mountains, Rockies, Rocky Mountains, Sacramento Mountains, San Juan Mountains, Sayan Mountains, Selkirk Mountains, sierra, Sierra Madre Occidental, Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, St. Elias Mountains, St. Elias Range, Taconic Mountains, Teton Range, the Alps, the Pamirs, Tien Shan, Transylvanian Alps, Tyan Shan, Tyrolean Alps, Ural Mountains, Urals | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | massif, mountain pass, notch, pass | ||
9. | chain (om gjenstand) a linked or connected series of objects | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A chain of daisies. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | necklace | ||
10. | chain (om gjenstand) a necklace made by a stringing objects together | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A string of beads. A strand of pearls. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | strand, string | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | necklace | ||
Engelsk verb: chain | |||
1. | chain (om relasjon) connect or arrange into a chain by linking | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | arrange, set up | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | concatenate | ||
2. | chain (om relasjon) fasten or secure with chains | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Chain the chairs together. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | fasten, fix, secure | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | unchain | ||