ˈsɪəri:z n. (pl. same) 1 a
number of things of
which each is
similar to
the preceding or in which each
successive pair are similarly
related; a
sequence,
succession,
order, row, or set. 2 a set of successive games
between the
same teams. 3 a set of programmes
with the same actors etc. or on related subjects but each
complete in
itself. 4 a set of lectures by the same
speaker or on the same
subject. 5 a a set of successive issues of a
periodical, of articles on
one subject or by one
writer,
etc.,
esp.
when numbered separately
from a preceding or
following set (second series). b a set of
independent books in a
common format or
under a common
title or supervised by a common
general editor. 6
Philately a set of stamps, coins, etc., of
different denominations but issued at one
time, in one
reign, etc. 7 Geol. a a set of
strata with a common
characteristic. b the rocks deposited
during a
specific epoch. 8 Mus. an
arrangement of the
twelve notes of the
chromatic scale as a
basis for serial music. 9 Electr. a a set of circuits or components arranged so
that the
current passes
through each successively. b a set of batteries etc. having the
positive electrode of each
connected with the
negative electrode of the
next. 10 Chem. a set of elements with common properties or of compounds related in
composition or
structure. 11
Math. a set of quantities constituting a
progression or having the
several values
determined by a common
relation. øarithmetical (or geometrical) series a series in arithmetical (or geometrical) progression. in series 1 in ordered succession. 2 Electr. (of a set of circuits or components) arranged so that the current passes through each successively. [L, = row,
chain f. serere
join, connect]
