chain

/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/noun
Elementary
1

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

2

A series of interconnected things.

3

A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.

4

A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.

5

A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.

6

A long measuring tape.

7

A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.

8

A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.

9

A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).

10

An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.

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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

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