Sequence - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsiːkwəns|  American pronunciation of the word sequence
Brit.  |ˈsiːkw(ə)ns|  British pronunciation of the word sequence

noun

- serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
the sequence of names was alphabetical
he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
- a following of one thing after another in time (syn: succession)
the doctor saw a sequence of patients
- film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie (syn: episode)
- the action of following in order (syn: succession)
he played the trumps in sequence
- several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

verb

- arrange in a sequence
- determine the order of constituents in
They sequenced the human genome

Extra examples

He listened to the telephone messages in sequence.

I enjoyed the movie's opening sequence.

The questions should be asked in a logical sequence.

Be careful to perform the actions in the correct sequence.

Number them in sequence, 1,2,3 etc.

The chapters may be studied out of sequence.

He's had a sequence of business failures.

They sequenced the human genome

The accident was caused by an unusual sequence of events.

This sequence of events strains the reader's credibility.

Police are trying to reconstruct the sequence of events on the night of the murder.

The number 'one' begins the sequence

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sequence
he/she/it: sequencing
present participle: sequencing
past tense: sequenced
past participle: sequenced
noun
singular: sequence
plural: sequences
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