Serial - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪrɪəl|  American pronunciation of the word serial
Brit.  |ˈsɪərɪəl|  British pronunciation of the word serial

noun

- a serialized set of programs (syn: series)
- a periodical that appears at scheduled times (syn: series)

adjective

- in regular succession without gaps (syn: consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive)
serial concerts
- of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
serial processing

Extra examples

The pictures are numbered and arranged in serial order.

Scientists made serial observations over a period of two weeks.

...the university library has a vast collection of serials...

Keep the questions in the same serial order.

...the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer...

The murder bore all the hallmarks of a serial killer's work.

... the delays innate in both serial and book publication ...

...the man suspected of being the serial killer is little known to his neighbors, notwithstanding he has lived in the apartment complex for years...

...the most notorious serial killer of the 19th century remains known only by the pseudonym of Jack the Ripper...

You can find the serial number on a plate inside the door of the refrigerator.

The serial number is seventeen stroke one. (=17/1)

The serial killer was electrocuted

...found porny pinups on the walls of the serial rapist's apartment...

Word forms

noun
singular: serial
plural: serials
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