sequence

Noun
  1. Serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern (synset 108476263)
    "the sequence of names was alphabetical"; "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
    is a type of: series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    subtypes:
    • cistron, factor, gene - (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
    • string - a linear sequence (as of characters, words, proteins, etc.)
    • combination - a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock
    • combination - a coordinated sequence of chess moves
    • fibonacci sequence - a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers
    • codon - a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid
  2. A following of one thing after another in time (synset 105051973)
    "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
    is a type of: temporal arrangement, temporal order - arrangement of events in time
    subtypes:
    • pelting, rain - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive
    • rotation - a planned recurrent sequence (of crops or personnel etc.)
    • row - a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
    • run - an unbroken chronological sequence
    same as: chronological sequence, chronological succession, succession, successiveness
  3. Film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie (synset 104180233)
    is a type of: film, photographic film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
    is a part of: film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
    same as: episode
  4. The action of following in order (synset 101012400)
    "he played the trumps in sequence"
    is a type of: order, ordering - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement
    subtypes:
    • chess opening, opening - a recognized sequence of moves at the beginning of a game of chess
    • alternation - successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
    same as: succession
  5. Several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys (synset 107356983)
    is a type of: repeat, repetition - an event that repeats
Verb
  1. Arrange in a sequence (synset 200662242)
    is a type of: grade, order, place, range, rank, rate - assign a rank or rating to
  2. Determine the order of constituents in (synset 200922096)
    "They sequenced the human genome"
    is a type of: ascertain, determine, find, find out - establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

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