sequence

Words with a similar base: chronological_sequence, sequence

'sequence'

[sequence.n.01] as in: serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

Examples:
the sequence of names was alphabetical
he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA

'sequence'

[sequence.n.02] as in: a following of one thing after another in time

Examples:
the doctor saw a sequence of patients

'sequence'

[sequence.n.03] as in: film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

'sequence'

[succession.n.03] as in: the action of following in order

Examples:
he played the trumps in sequence

'sequence'

[sequence.n.05] as in: several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys

'sequence'

[sequence.v.01] as in: arrange in a sequence

'sequence'

[sequence.v.02] as in: determine the order of constituents in

Examples:
They sequenced the human genome

Origins

					sequence (English)
└── sequence (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── sequence (French)
        └── sequentia (Latin)
            └── sequens (Latin)

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