Definitions for sequence
sequence
se·quence
Spelling: [see-kwuh ns]
IPA: /ˈsi kwəns/
Sequence is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.
You can make 78 anagrams from letters in sequence (ceeenqsu).
Definitions for sequence
noun
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the following of one thing after another; succession.
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order of succession:
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a continuous or connected series:
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something that follows; a subsequent event; result; consequence.
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Music. a melodic or harmonic pattern repeated three or more times at different pitches with or without modulation.
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Liturgy. a hymn sometimes sung after the gradual and before the gospel; prose.
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Movies. a series of related scenes or shots, as those taking place in one locale or at one time, that make up one episode of the film narrative.
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Cards. a series of three or more cards following one another in order of value, especially of the same suit.
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Genetics. the linear order of monomers in a polymer, as nucleotides in DNA or amino acids in a protein.
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Mathematics. a set whose elements have an order similar to that of the positive integers; a map from the positive integers to a given set.
verb (used with object)
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to place in a sequence.
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Biochemistry. to determine the order of (chemical units in a polymer chain), especially nucleotides in DNA or RNA or amino acids in a protein.
Origin of sequence
1350-1400; Middle English Late Latin sequentia, equivalent to sequ- (stem of sequī to follow) + -entia -ence
Examples for sequence
What has it to do with trains of reasoning, or with the sequence of events in time?
In unity of sequence, the effect of variety is best exemplified by the 9.
At the end of that sequence, Johnny was joking around and said, “We should just put them to work and retire.”
The most natural thought to follow in sequence is: How like his own art!
But one sequence in particular has divided audiences squarely in half.
More and more nervous, she was losing hold on the sequence of her facts.
Without more details, it is impossible to sort out the sequence of events.
Poe's saying that a long poem is a sequence of short ones is perfectly just.
The central thrust of the sequence derives from historical fact.
We shot that sequence in 12 days over six consecutive weekends.