- series
- noun (plural same)1》 a number of similar or related things coming one after another.↘a set of books, periodicals, etc., published in a common format.↘a set of stamps, banknotes, or coins issued at a particular time.2》 a sequence of related television or radio programmes.3》 Music another term for tone row.4》 [as modifier] having or denoting electrical components connected in series.5》 Geology a range of strata corresponding to an epoch in time, being a subdivision of a system and itself subdivided into stages.6》 Mathematics a set of quantities constituting a progression or having values determined by a common relation.Phrasesin series (of electrical components or circuits) arranged so that the current passes through each successively.OriginC17: from L., lit. 'row, chain', from serere 'join, connect'.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.