sequence

Plural: sequences

Noun

• serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
  • "the sequence of names was alphabetical"
  • "he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA"
• a following of one thing after another in time
  • "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
• film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
• the action of following in order
  • "he played the trumps in sequence"
• several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
• A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series.
• The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
• A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
• A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
• An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
• A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
• A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
• A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

Verb

Verb Forms: sequenced, sequencing, sequences

• To arrange items or events in a specific consecutive order.
• arrange in a sequence
• determine the order of constituents in
  • "They sequenced the human genome"
• To arrange (something) in an order.
• To determine the order of monomers in (a biological polymer), e.g. of amino acids in (a protein), or of bases in (a nucleic acid).
• To produce (music) with a sequencer.
• To proceed through a sequence or series of things.

Examples

• A good player can SEQUENCE their tile plays to maximize future scoring opportunities in Words With Friends.
• An alphabet follows a sequence.
• Complete the listed tasks in sequence.
• The later edition of the book sequenced the chapters differently, which caused a lot of confusion among non-technical readers.
• The risks involved in changing the DNA sequence is higher.
• We sequenced the code to keep it organised.

Synonyms

chronological sequence, chronological succession, episode, succession, successiveness, array, chain, consecution, sequence, series, string, train

Antonyms

hodgepodge

Anagrams of sequence