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ketju — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • battery noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
  • chain noun A series of connected metal links, used for pulling, securing, or decoration.
  • concatenation noun A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
  • strand noun One of the individual threads or wires twisted together to make a rope, cable, or cord.
  • streak noun A thin line or smear, often left by dirt, color, or motion.
  • string noun A thin cord or length of twisted thread, or a similar thin, flexible strand.
  • thread noun A thin, long strand of spun fiber used for sewing or weaving.
  • train noun A line of connected railway carriages pulled by an engine, used to carry passengers or freight.

Senses

ketju is used for these senses in English:

  • battery (chess) Two or more pieces working together on the same rank, file, or diagonal
  • catena A series of related items.
  • chain A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
  • chain A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
  • concatenation (countable) A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
  • daisy chain (by extension) A thing resembling a daisy chain (sense 1) in having several elements connected together, often in a circle.
  • strand (figurative) An element in a composite whole; a sequence of linked events or facts; a logical thread.
  • strand (genetics) A nucleotide chain.

battery — full definition

  1. noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
  2. noun A legal term for unlawfully touching or striking another person.
  3. noun A group of similar things, especially artillery guns, arranged or used together.

chain — full definition

  1. noun A series of connected metal links, used for pulling, securing, or decoration.
  2. noun A group of stores, restaurants, or other businesses operating under the same brand.
  3. noun A connected series of events, people, or things.
  4. verb To fasten or restrain something with a chain.

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