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Definition: Chain |
ChainNoun1. A series of things depending on each other as if linked together: "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances". 2. A series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule). 3. A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament. 4. A number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership. 5. Anything that acts as a restraint. 6. A unit of length. 7. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979). 8. A series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range". 9. Metal shackles; for hands or legs. 10. : a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads" or "a strand of pearls". Verb1. Fasten or secure with chains; "Chain the chairs together". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "chain" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
Etymology: Chain \Chain\, noun. [French cha[^i]ne, from Latin catena. Compare to Catenate.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Chain 1. vi. [orig. from BASIC's `CHAIN' statement] To hand off execution to a child or successor without going through the OS command interpreter that invoked it. The state of the parent program is lost and there is no returning to it. Though this facility used to be common on memory-limited micros and is still widely supported for backward compatibility, the jargon usage is semi-obsolescent; in particular, most Unix programmers will think of this as an exec. Oppose the more modern `subshell'. 2. n. A series of linked data areas within an operating system or application. `Chain rattling' is the process of repeatedly running through the linked data areas searching for one which is of interest to the executing program. The implication is that there is a very large number of links on the chain. Source: Jargon File. |
Bible | Chain (1.) A part of the insignia of office. A chain of gold was placed about Joseph's neck (Gen. 41:42); and one was promised to Daniel (5:7). It is used as a symbol of sovereignty (Ezek. 16:11). The breast-plate of the high-priest was fastened to the ephod by golden chains (Ex. 39:17, 21). (2.) It was used as an ornament (Prov. 1:9; Cant. 1:10). The Midianites adorned the necks of their camels with chains (Judg. 8:21, 26). (3.) Chains were also used as fetters wherewith prisoners were bound (Judg. 16:21; 2 Sam. 3:34; 2 Kings 25:7; Jer. 39:7). Paul was in this manner bound to a Roman soldier (Acts 28:20; Eph. 6:20; 2 Tim. 1:16). Sometimes, for the sake of greater security, the prisoner was attached by two chains to two soldiers, as in the case of Peter (Acts 12:6). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Business | A group of stores operating under the same management and firm name. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A group of enterprises, establishments. . . of the same kind or function linked together into a single system usu. under a single ownership, management, or control. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Finance | A measure of length equal to 66 feet. (references) |
Industry | Pieces of woven cloth are normally much longer in one direction than the other. The threads that lie lengthwise are called the warp (a local variant is "--"). Source: European Union. (references) |
Information | A hierarchy of classes of decreasing extension and increasing intension derived by successive subdivision. Source: European Union. (references) |
Math | A set with a total order. (references) |
Mathematics | A sequence of terms such that each term depends in some defined way upon the previous term or terms in the series; for example, the chain-relative used in the calculation of index numbers upon the chain-base method. The term chain is also used in connection with stochastic processes where the value at one point is determined by values at previous points apart from a random element; or more exactly, the probability distribution at any point, conditional on certain previous values, is otherwise independent of past history. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A series of metal links interconnected so as to move freely. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A measuring instrument that consists of 100 links joined together by rings and is used in surveying. See also:Gunter's chai b. A unit of length prescribed by law for the survey of U.S. public lands and equal to 66 ft (20.12 m) or 4 rods. It is a convenient length for landmeasurement because 10 square chains equal 1 acre (0.4 ha). (references) |
Post & Telecom | A group of broadcast stations connected by cable or microwave relay for simultaneous broadcasting of a program. Source: European Union. (references) |
| In radio navigation, a system of transmitters comprising a master station and a number of slave stations. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Slang in 1811 | WATCH, CHAIN, AND SEALS. A sheep's head And pluck. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A bicycle chain is a chain whose function is to transfer kinetic energy from the pedals to the drive wheel of a bicycle, thus enabling the bicycle's motion.The chain in use on all bicycles today is a Roller Chain with a 1/2" pitch and either a 1/8" or 3/32" width, the latter being prevalent on derailleur-equipped road, racing, and touring bicycles.
Earlier chain designs used on bicycles included the Block Chain, the Skip-Link Chain, and the Simpson Lever Chain.
Prior to the safety bicycle, bicycles did not have chains because the pedals were attached directly to the drive wheel. Adding the chain provided for gearing thereby allowing the size of the driving wheel to be reduced, as well as allowing the bicycler to change the amount of resistance provided by peddling, according to whether going through difficult or easy terrain. Smaller driving wheels allowed the two wheels to be the same size, making the vehicle much safer.
Bicycle chains generally available today are made by:
- Campagnolo
- Shimano
- SRAM
- KMC
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bicycle chain."
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A chain is a reliable machine component, which transmits power by means of tensile forces, and is used primarily for power transmission and conveyance systems. The function and uses of chain are similar to a belt.
In set theory, a chain is a totally ordered subset of a partially ordered set. In algebraic topology, a chain is a formal combination of simplices.
A chain is a measurement of length equivalent to 22 yards (20.12 metres), which is one tenth of a furlong or one eightieth of a mile. It was used in surveying land in England and places under English influence, such as the United States, but is obsolete in many places. It is also called the surveyor's chain or Gunter's chain after 17th century mathematican and astronomer Edmund Gunter, who introduced it. The distance of 22 yards is the length of the pitch (from wicket to wicket) in cricket.
The engineer's chain or Ramden's chain of 100 feet (30.48m) was also used.
See also: U.S. customary units
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chain."
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In algebraic topology, a simplicial k-chain is a formal linear combination of k-simplices.
Integration on chains
Integration is defined on chains by taking the linear combination of integrals over the simplices in the chain with coefficients typically integers. The set of all k-chains forms a group and the sequence of these groups is called a simplicial complex.
Boundary operator on chains
The boundary of a chain is the linear combination of boundaries of the simplices in the chain. The boundary of a k-chain is a (k-1)-chain. Note that the boundary of a simplex is not a simplex, but a chain with coefficients 1 or -1.
Example 1: The boundary of a directed path is the formal difference of its endpoints.
Example 2: The boundary of the triangle is a formal sum of its edges with signs arranged to make the traversal of the boundary counterclockwise.
A chain is called a cycle when its boundary is zero. A chain that is the boundary of another chain is called a boundary. Boundaries are cycles, so chains form a chain complex, whose homology groups (cycles modulo boundaries) are called simplicial homology groups.
Example 3: A 0-cycle is a linear combination of points such that the sum of all the coefficients is 0. Thus, the 0-homology group measures the number of path connected components of the space.
Example 4: The plane punctured at the origin has nontrivial 1-homology group since the unit circle is a cycle, but not a boundary.
In differential geometry, the duality between the boundary operator on chains and the exterior derivative is expressed by the general Stokes' theorem.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Chain (mathematics)."
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A mountain range (also cordillera or sierra) is a grouping of mountains (often elongated) usually caused by tectonic plate interactions. The Himalayas in Asia are the result of the India plate hitting the asian plate.Singular mountains are often the result of volcanic processes but in some instances, such as the Hawaiian Islands these processes can result in a chain of mountains that might be considered a mountain range.
See also: List of mountain ranges, List of mountains
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mountain range."
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A restaurant chain is a set of related restaurants, typically with the same name in many different locations either under shared corporate ownership (e.g. In-N-Out Burgers in the US) or franchising agreements. Typically, the restaurants within a chain are built to a standard format and offer a standard menu. Fast food restaurants are the most common, but there are also upscale versions. Restaurants chains are often found near shopping malls and tourist areas.See List of restaurant chains (non-fast food type), Fast-food restaurant
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Restaurant chain."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| ch | English | Chain | Meteorology & Standards |
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Synonyms: ChainSynonyms: chain of mountains (n), chains (n), chemical chain (n), concatenation (n), iron (n), irons (n), mountain chain (n), mountain range (n), range (n), range of mountains (n), strand (n), string (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unchain (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Connection | Bond, tendon, tendril; fiber; cord, cordage; riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain; string; (filament). |
Crossing | Cross, chain, wreath, braid, cat's cradle, knot; entangle; (disorder). |
Jewelry | Necklace, bracelet, anklet; earring; locket, pendant, charm bracelet; ring, pinky ring; carcanet; chain, chatelaine; broach, pin, lapel pin, torque. |
Junction | Attach, fix, affix, saddle on, fasten, bind, secure, clinch, twist, make fast; Adjective: tie, pinion, string, strap, sew, lace, tat, tack, knit, button, buckle, hitch, lash, truss, bandage, braid, splice, swathe, gird, tether, moor, picket, harness, chain; fetter; (restrain); lock, latch, belay, brace, hook, grapple, leash, couple, accouple, link, yoke, bracket; marry; (wed); bridge over, span. |
Length | Line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league; chain, link; arpent, handbreadth, jornada, kos, vara. |
Prison | Yoke, collar, halter, harness; muzzle, gag, bit, brake, curb, snaffle, bridle; rein, reins; bearing rein; martingale; leading string; tether, picket, band, guy, chain; cord; (fastening); cavesson, hackamore, headstall, jaquima, lines, ribbons. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Even with a chain saw (The Addams Family; writing credit: Caroline Thompson) I'd use the chain if I were you. (Big; writing credit: Gary Ross; Anne Spielberg) Look at that chain there (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) You understand why we have a chain of command, don't you (Black Hawk Down; writing credit: Ken Nolan) He'd turn Buddha into a chain smoker (Kolchak: The Night Stalker; writing credit: David Chase; Rudolph Borchert) | |
Lyrics | Workin' on the chain gang (Chain Gang; performing artist: The Nylons) OH, BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG (BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG; performing artist: The Pretenders) Is off the chain (Try Again; performing artist: Aaliyah) Putting the ring around the rose n' pull the daisy chain (Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat); performing artist: Aerosmith) Nuttin just grab my chain off the table and 2 way too (If I Could Go; performing artist: Angie Martinez) | |
Clever | Loyalty to a petrified opinion never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul. (references; author: Mark Twain) On a Swedish chainsaw: "Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals. (references; author: unknown) Friendship is a golden chain, the links are friends so dear; and like a rare and precious jewel, it's treasured more each year. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Chain Gang Women (1971) Puppet on a Chain (1970) The Daisy Chain (1969) Le Ball and Chain Gang (1968) | |
Song Titles | Chain Gang (performing artist: The Nylons) Chain Gang (performing artist: Sam Cooke) Back On The Chain Gang (performing artist: The Pretenders) | |
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 | Schematic diagram of chromosomes 8, 2, 14, and 22 which are involved in the translocations (usually 8;14, less frequently 8;22 or 2;8) which occur in Burkitt's Lymphoma. The break points for these translocations are identified by the banding regions (q24, p13, q32 and q11). These break points on chromosomes 2, 14, and 22 correspond to chromosomal regions to which have been mapped the kappa, heavy chain and lambda constant region genes respectively. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | This image depicts cytochrome c which is a small protein used in the electron transfer chain. Computer graphics are made by utilizing data fed into a computer. This data may consist of chemical weights and measures and the structure of specific elements. A three-dimensional image can be made so one can visualize on otherwise minute structure. Credit: Dr. Richard Feldmann (photographer). |
 | Posterior chain of Mesocestoides sp. Tapeworm, cestode, parasite. Credit: CDC. |  | Anterior chain of Mesocestoides sp. Tapeworm, cestode, parasite. Credit: CDC. |
 | A chain of impact craters on Callisto. Credit: NASA. |  | These Karman vortices formed over the islands of Broutona, Chirpoy, and Brat Chirpoyev (Chirpoy's Brother), all part of the Kuril Island chain found between Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan. Credit: NASA. |
 | Chain drag operation - hung up on obstruction Launches off of PEIRCE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Chain dredge operations. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Newburyport as seen from the northern bank of the Merrimac River. The bridge to the right is a chain suspension bridge. In: Historical Collections ... of Every Town in Massachusetts. 1841. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Mountains of nets, chain, and line - some of the working gear of commercial tuna boats. Credit: Fisheries. |
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| "Rusty Chain" by Neil Cummins Commentary: "Old chain links on an old boat." | "Lock and chain" by Jorem Catilo Commentary: "A secured door." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Play | Caption |
 | Turning the car alarm on or off using a key chain remote control. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Alexandre Dumas | The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it -- and sometimes three. |
Citium Zeno | Fate is the endless chain of causation, whereby things are; the reason or formula by which the world goes on. |
Emily Dickinson | Assent -- and you are sane -- , demur -- you're straightway dangerous -- , and handled with a Chain -- . |
Friedrich Nietzsche | Man... cannot learn to forget, but hangs on the past: however far or fast he runs, that chain runs with him. |
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. |
Kahlil Gibran | That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an essential link in the complete chain of Man. |
Thomas Carlyle | No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve. |
Voltaire | The public is a ferocious beast. One must either chain it up or flee from it. |
William James | A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | Then he undid the chain, and showed her how to fasten it round her neck, and to hide it away under the edge of her frock |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | The chain he drew was clasped about his middle |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | He wore a profusion of ribbons on his garment, and gold lace on his hat, which was also encircled by a gold chain, and surmounted with a feather |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Jean Valjean was a part of this chain. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | At the pause in the chain of hands her hand had lain in his an instant, a soft merchandise |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | A little gold football hung on a slender chain across his vest |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | When he alighted, he surveyed me round with great admiration, but kept without the length of my chain. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | For example, regular use of machinery such as chain saws and vibrating drills can hurt blood vessels. (references) | |
Neurons produce energy through metabolism, a chain of biochemical reactions that uses large amounts of glucose and oxygen. (references) | ||
Molecular methods (mainly Polymerase Chain Reaction, PCR) is a very promising technique for the diagnosis of microsporidiosis. (references) | ||
Business | Pharmacy chain stores are not yet allowed in Germany. (references) | |
Foreign joint ventures however, are at the top of this food chain. (references) | ||
The U.K. chemist chain Boots holds the single largest share at 30 percent. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Sri Lanka | Despite earlier campaign promises to divest itself of its media holdings, the Government controls the country's largest newspaper chain, two major television stations, and the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC, a radio station). (references) |
Economic History | Costa Rica | In 2001, a supermarket chain also imported rice. (references) |
India | India does not have a comprehensive cold chain network. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cameroon | This unit was created under the direct authority of the Minister of Defense and operates outside the normal chain of command for law-and-order units. (references) |
Israel and the occupied territories | Police witnesses also testified that there was confusion regarding the chain of command and that some local commanders had not been informed that snipers had been deployed in the towns. (references) | |
Guatemala | In May five audiotapes and one videotape containing the confession of EMP member Noel de Jesus Beteta and implicating Godoy and Osorio, were lost due to a failure to observe standard chain of custody procedures. (references) | |
Political Economy | Bosnia and Herzegovina | These forces operated outside the normal police chain of command, exceeding ethnic quotas and reporting directly to the senior political leadership. (references) |
Angola | The poor discipline and poor working conditions of the military made it the worst offender; police units generally had better discipline and a more effective chain of command. (references) | |
Trade | Singapore | The GST is a multi-stage tax and is collected at every stage of the production and distribution chain. (references) |
Travel | Colombia | Credit Cards: Visa, Master Card, American Express and Diners are readily accepted by most hotels and chain stores. (references) |
Spain | The "paradores," a chain of national hotels, offer good accommodations, usually in very scenic and/or historic settings. (references) | |
Indonesia | Imported meats, vegetables, and packaged foods are readily available from most stores in the Hero grocery store chain (locations through out Jakarta), at Sogo in the Plaza Indonesia/Grand Hyatt complex, and at Kem Chicks in the Kemang district. (references) | |
Women | South Africa | In July students at a girls' high school in Cape Town organized a demonstration in which thousands of students joined hands to form a solidarity chain for a young girl who had been raped. (references) |
Worker Rights | Kuwait | In September 300 foreign workers staged a one-day work stoppage at a fast food restaurant chain, complaining that they had not been paid for nearly 9 months. (references) |
Brazil | The Toy Industry's ABRINQ Foundation for Children's Rights operates a labeling program that identifies companies with child-friendly policies and a commitment to eliminate child labor in the production chain. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DEBT, n. An ingenious substitute for the chain and whip of the slave- driver. As, pent in an aquarium, the troutlet Swims round and round his tank to find an outlet, Pressing his nose against the glass that holds him, Nor ever sees the prison that enfolds him; So the poor debtor, seeing naught around him, Yet feels the narrow limits that impound him, Grieves at his debt and studies to evade it, And finds at last he might as well have paid it. Barlow S. Vode |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | The appeal was accordingly made, in a just cause, to the Just and All-powerful Being who holds in His hand the chain of events and the destiny of nations. |
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| "Chain" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.85% of the time. "Chain" is used about 3,644 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.85% | 3,602 | 2,699 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 0.55% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.3% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.3% | 11 | 106,044 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,644 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "chain" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Chain | Last name | 400 | 22,383 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "chain". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Ajalon | N/A | Biblical | A chain |
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Japan | Haruyama Chain Company Ltd. | South Africa | DNA Supply Chain Investments Limited |
| Taiwan | President Chain Store Corp. | ||
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "chain": a mountain chain ♦ administrative chain of command ♦ albert chain ♦ alpine golden chain ♦ anchor chain ♦ apparel chain ♦ automotive chain ♦ ball and chain ♦ band chain ♦ block chain ♦ branched chain ♦ branched chain alkane ♦ branched chain ketoaciduria ♦ Brequet chain ♦ Butt chain ♦ causal chain model ♦ chain armor ♦ chain armour ♦ chain atomic reaction ♦ chain belt ♦ chain block ♦ Chain boat ♦ Chain bolt ♦ Chain bond ♦ chain bridge ♦ Chain cable ♦ chain code ♦ Chain coral ♦ Chain coupling ♦ chain drive ♦ chain fern ♦ chain gang ♦ chain guard ♦ chain hoist ♦ Chain hook ♦ chain index ♦ chain letter ♦ Chain lightning ♦ chain link ♦ chain locker ♦ chain mail ♦ chain mail glove ♦ chain mark ♦ Chain molding ♦ chain of command ♦ chain of events ♦ chain of food stores ♦ chain of hills ♦ chain of link processes ♦ chain of mountains ♦ chain of office ♦ chain of ossicles ♦ chain of processes ♦ chain pickerel ♦ Chain pier ♦ chain pike ♦ Chain pipe ♦ Chain plate ♦ chain printer ♦ Chain pulley ♦ chain pump ♦ Chain pumps ♦ chain reaction ♦ chain reactor ♦ Chain riveting ♦ chain round the neck ♦ Chain rule ♦ chain saw ♦ Chain shot ♦ chain smoker ♦ chain stitch ♦ chain store ♦ chain stores ♦ Chain tie ♦ Chain timber ♦ chain tongs ♦ chain track ♦ chain up ♦ chain victory to one's car ♦ Chain wales ♦ chain wheel ♦ chain wrench ♦ chemical chain ♦ Closed chain ♦ command chain ♦ critical chain reacting mass ♦ Crotch chain ♦ daisy chain ♦ decisive link of chain ♦ discount chain ♦ door chain ♦ drag a chain ♦ drag a lengthened chain ♦ drag chain ♦ Endless chain ♦ engineer's chain ♦ ernst Boris Chain ♦ flower chain ♦ Fob chain ♦ food chain ♦ foot and chain. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "chain": chain-breaking, chain-cable, chain-coupling, chain-dotted, chain-drank, chain-drinking, chain-drive, chain-driven, chain-ferry, chain-gang, chain-gangs, chain-guard, chain-guilloche, chain-like, chain-link, chain-linked, chain-links, chain-mail, chain-making, Chain-O-Lakes, chain-pulling, chain-rattling, chain-read, chain-rule, chain-saw, chain-saws, chain-shot, chain-smoke, chain-smoked, chain-smoker, chain-smokers, chain-smoking, chain-specific, chain-store, chain-stores, chain-whipped, chain-wire. | |
Ending with "chain": long-chain, main-chain, safety-chain, two-chain, watch-chain. | |
Containing "chain": (Side-Chain-Cleaving), bicycle-chain-type, Cholesterol Monooxygenase (Side-Chain-Cleaving), hydro-chain-reaction, Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase, Side-chain theory, single-chain-urokinase-type. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
saw chain | 2,912 | poulan chain saw | 242 |
alice in chain | 1,782 | motorcycle chain | 233 |
key chain | 1,680 | echo chain saw | 213 |
chain | 1,654 | snow chain | 205 |
supply chain management | 1,139 | chain reaction | 205 |
hotel chain | 962 | chain link fencing | 200 |
chain link fence | 843 | hoist chain | 185 |
the texas chain saw massacre | 694 | homelite chain saw | 184 |
supply chain | 625 | roller chain | 180 |
stihl chain saw | 573 | chain saw part | 174 |
food chain | 558 | chain saw carving | 173 |
gold chain | 466 | chain o lake | 171 |
chain letter | 463 | restaurant chain | 158 |
alice in chain lyrics | 364 | supply chain collaboration | 155 |
husqvarna chain saw | 361 | sterling silver chain | 153 |
silver chain | 351 | steel chain | 152 |
eyeglass chain | 345 | chain link | 151 |
mcculloch chain saw | 292 | rain chain | 138 |
belly chain | 249 | daisy chain | 137 |
chain mail | 245 | value chain | 134 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "chain"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | bergreeks (chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, rand). (various references) | |
Albanian | zinxhir (caterpillar, cords, fetters, leash, shackle, slide fastener, zip, zipper), vargonj (fetter, fetterlock, shackle, shackles), varg (cavalcade, column, concatenation, course, file, in file, line, network, nexus, number, range, rank, ridge, row, series, string, succession, train, variety, verse), vë në pranga (enchain, iron), rrjet (circuit, network, plexus, ring, system), masë gjatësie (Ell, perch), lidh me zinxhir, gozhdoj (attract, nail, nail down, pin, rivet, root, Spike). (various references) | |
Arabic | سلسلة (series), كبل (tie up), قيد (bind, bond, bridle, check, confine, derestrict, enchain, entry, fetter, handcuff, hold back, impose restrictions on, item, limit, limitation, manacle, qualify, record, register, restrain, restrict, restriction, rope, set bounds to, set down, shackle, tie, tie up), سلسلة (catena, concatenation, fall, leash, round, series, spectrum, stay, string, train), صفد (enchain, shackle), المقياس السلسلي. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | синджир, хотелска верига, търговска верига, верига (circuit, network, range, tie), верижка (bangle, chainlet, guard), верижен, оковавам (enchain, enfetter, fetter, gyve, shackle), мярка за дължина (furlong, link, nail, pole, rod), затварям с верига, атомна верига в молекула, ланец (fob), приковавам (enchain, immobilize, root, stud), планинска верига (hump, ridge). (various references) | |
Catalan | serra (mountain chain, Serra). (various references) | |
Chinese | 鋃 (ornament), 链子 (chains), 鏈子 , 鏈 (lead or tin ore). (various references) | |
Czech | uvázat na řetìz, připoutat řetìzem, řetízek (chainlet), řetìz (range, string). (various references) | |
Danish | kæde (catena, warp). (various references) | |
Dutch | ketting (cascade, halter, tether, tie, tying, warp), keten (fetter, shackle). (various references) | |
Esperanto | ĉeno. (various references) | |
Faeroese | keta. (various references) | |
Farsi | کندوزنجیز, حلقه (Curl, Earring, Gird, Girdle, Hank, Hoop, Loop, Ran, Ring, Segment, Vortex, Whorl, Wicket, Wisp), سلسله (Catena, Dynasty, Flight, Genealogy, Gradation, Phylum, Rank, Run, String, System, Train). (various references) | |
Finnish | ketju (cordon, line), kettinki (cable). (various references) | |
French | chaîne (chain cable), chaîne d'arpenteur (ch, measuring chain). (various references) | |
Frisian | keatling. (various references) | |
German | kette (catena, chain track, Covey, file, line, mountain range, range, rank, row, series, set, shackle, skein, string, succession, train, turn, warp), anketten (chain up, to chain). (various references) | |
Greek | αλυσίδα (boom, string), καδένα (chatelaine, watch-chain). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לחבר בשרשרת, לכבול (fetter, shackle, tie down, trammel), שלשלת (bond, evolution, line, lineage), שרשרת (catenary, cordon, fetter, necklace, track), כבל (bond, cable), רשת (grid, mesh, net, network, snare), רביד (necklace). (various references) | |
Hungarian | lánc (crab, link, shackle, string, warp). (various references) | |
Indonesian | rantai, kongsi (syndicate). (various references) | |
Irish | slabhra. (various references) | |
Italian | catena (catena, chagrin, chord, fetter, gyve, necklace, range, ridge, string). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 鎖, 連鎖 (connection). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | チェーン , チェイン , くさり (corruption, decay, rottenness), れんさ (connection). (various references) | |
Korean | 사슬 (chains). (various references) | |
Manx | sloureeagh, geuleydagh (bondman), geuley (bond, manacle, shackle), geulaghey (bind in chains, manacle, shackle), driaghtey (chaining), driaghtagh (catenary), driaght, cur driaght er (chaining). (various references) | |
Norwegian | kjede. (various references) | |
Papiamen | kadena. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ainchay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | corrente (backwash, cable, catena, circulation, course, criss-cross, fetter, floating, flow, flowing, fluent, flux, fresh, general, guy, prevailing, preventer, rife, river, ruling, running, runny, scour, shackle, tether, tide, tie, undercurrent), cadeia (cage, calaboose, catena, choky, clink, cufflink, ewer, fetter, gaol, jail, jug, network, orlop, penitentiary, pokey, prison, prison house, quad, quod, shackle, stockade, ward). (various references) | |
Romanian | concern, cãtuşe (bond, bracelet, chains, fetter, handcuffs, manacles, nipper, shackle), salbã (necklace, row), robie (bondage, captivity, servitude, slavery, thraldom, yoke), reţea (grid, hair net, lace, mesh, net, netting, network, reticula, reticulum, system), mãsurã de lungime (linear measure, long measure, rod), lega cu un lanţ (link), lega cu lanţuri, lanţ (bands, cable, catena, catenation, concatenation, fetters, link, range, ridge, series, string, succession, train), lãnţişor (lancet), fereca (arrest, fascinate, hoop, rivet, shoe), încãtuşa (enchain, fetter, gyve, manacles, shackle). (various references) | |
Russian | сковывать (enfetter, interchain, pin down, prison), сковать, сеть (mesh-work, net, netting, network, seine), хребет (back, ridge), ход (course, motion, move, movement, passage, rate, run, traverse), цепь (catena, circuit, range, train), цепочка (bead, catena, chainlet), цепной (catenarian, catenary), привязывать (attach, fasten, make fast, rope, tie up), последовательность (consecution, consistency, continuity, progression, sequence, succession). (various references) | |
Scottish | cuibhreach (a bond, bond, trammel), slabhraidh (a chain, pot hanger), geimheal (a fetter, fetter). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vezati lancem, sistem (model, system, tract), okovati (enchain, enfetter, gyve, manacle, metal, overlay, shackle, stud), okov (chains, fetter, gyve, manacle, shackle), mreža (mesh, meshes, net, netting, network, reticle, reticulation, reticule, screen, seine, trammel, web), lanac (10 meters, tether). (various references) | |
Spanish | cadena (bond, catena, catenation, cuff, gaol, jail, jess, link, network, pull, ridge, string). (various references) | |
Sranan | ketin (necklace), keti (necklace). (various references) | |
Swedish | kedja (catena, catenate, circuit, string), länk (link, tie). (various references) | |
Thai | เครื่องผูกมัด, โซ่, กักตัว, ล่ามโซ่. (various references) | |
Turkish | zincirlemek (shackle), zincire vurmak (iron, shackle), zincir (bond, fetter, guard chain, gyve, iron, shackle, shackles, tether), zíncír, silsile (range, sequence, series, succession), seri (battery, crash, cycle, fast, fleet, high speed, quick, rapid, sequence, serial, seriate, series, set, sharp, speedy), sınırlama (circumscription, confinement, constraint, delimitation, limitation, localization, qualification, restraint, restriction, termination), kayıt altına almak, dizi (battery, cluster, course, cycle, order, progression, queue, range, rank, rope, round, row, sequence, serial, series, set, string, tier, train), boyunduruk (headlock, itch, lock, oppression, pillory, stock, yoke), ölçme zinciri ile ölçmek, ölçme zinciri (gunter's chain). (various references) | |
Turkmen | zynjyr. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | основа (backbone, base, basement, bases, basis, bottom, carcass, foot, groundwork, pedestal, pediment, principle, root, source, substratum, substructure, underlay), послідовність (coherence, consistency, continuity, graduality, order, progression, sequence, succession), прив'язувати ланцюгом, приковувати (arrest, enchain, shackle), пута (clog, fetter, fetterlock, hobble), ланцюжок (chainlet, slang), ланцюг (catena, concatenation), заковувати (enfetter), зв'язок (association, bonding, bracer, catena, coherence, communication, conjunction, connection, connexion, contact, join, liaison, ligament, ligature, link, nexus, pertinence, pertinency, rapport, relationship, thread, tie), пасмо (horseback, strand), обвивати (circumflex, enlace, entwine, twine, wind, wreathe), узи (band, cords, gyve, nexus, yoke), взяти двері на ланцюжок, гірський хребет (mountain chain), кайдани (gyve, irons, links, nipper, nippers, thorns), тримати в кайданах, хід (burrow, cavalcade, course, motion, move, passage, process, progress, run, running, tide, way), система (economy, method, scheme, set up, system), сковувати (fetter, gyve, immobilize, tether, tie), скріпляти ланцюгом, мережа (net). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | chuỗi (succession, train), xích dãy, dây (catena, guy, lace, line, string, strung, tape). (various references) | |
Welsh | cadwyno, cadwyn, tres (trace, tress), tid, aerwy (collar, cow collar, neck-chain, ornamented torque or chain). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | ulul. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | catena. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 5, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | OV thn katoikhsin eicen en toiV mnhmeioiV kai oute alusesin oudeiV hdunato auton dhsai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Qui domicilium habebat in monumentis et neque catenis iam quisquam eum poterat ligare |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Se hæfde on byregene scref & hine nanman mid racetegen ne mihte ge-binden. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Which man hadde an hous in biriels, and nether with cheynes now myyte ony man bynde hym. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Which had his abydinge amoge the graves. And no man coulde bynde him: no not with cheynes |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 5, Verse 3 |
| Cebuano | ug nagpuyo sa mga lubong; ug wala nay bisan kinsa pa nga makagapos kaniya, bisan pa pinaagig talikala; |
| Croatian | Obitavalište je imao u grobnicama. I nitko ga više nije mogao svezati ni lancima |
| Danish | Han havde sin Bolig i Gravene, og ingen kunde længer binde ham, end ikke med Lænker. |
| Dutch | Dewelke zijn woning in de graven had, en niemand kon hem binden, ook zelfs niet met ketenen. |
| Finnish | Hän asusti haudoissa, eikä kukaan enää voinut häntä kahleillakaan sitoa; |
| French | Cet homme avait sa demeure dans les sépulcres, et personne ne pouvait plus le lier, même avec une chaîne. |
| Gaelic | Aig an robh a chomhnaidh anns na h-uaighean, `s cha b` urrainn do dhuine sam bith a cheangal a nis, eadhon le slabhruidhean: |
| German | der seine Wohnung in den Gräbern hatte; und niemand konnte ihn binden, auch nicht mit Ketten. |
| Haitian Creole | Nonm sa a te gen yon move lespri sou li, li te pran tonm yo fè kay li. Pesonn pa t' kapab mare l', pa menm avèk chenn. |
| Hungarian | A kinek lakása a sírboltokban vala; és már lánczokkal sem bírta õt senki sem lekötni. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang itu dikuasai roh jahat dan tinggal di kuburan-kuburan. Ia sudah tidak dapat diikat lagi; walaupun dengan rantai. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | yaitu seorang yang bertempat di kubur-kubur orang; maka seorang pun tiada dapat mengikat dia, walau dengan rantai sekalipun. |
| Maori | Kei nga urupa nei tona nohoanga; a, ahakoa he mekameka, hore rawa ia i taea e tetahi tangata te here. |
| Norwegian | Han hadde sitt tilhold der i gravene, og de kunde ikke lenger binde ham, ikke engang med lenker; |
| Portuguese | o qual tinha a sua morada nos sepulcros; e nem ainda com cadeias podia alguém prendê-lo; |
| Rumanian | Omul acesta kwi avea locuinya kn morminte, wi nimeni nu mai putea sq -l yinq legat, nici chiar cu un lany. |
| Russian | ПО ЙНЕМ ЦЙМЙЭЕ Ч ЗТПВБИ, Й ОЙЛФП ОЕ НПЗ ЕЗП УЧСЪБФШ ДБЦЕ ГЕРСНЙ, |
| Shuar | Nu shuar iwiartainium tuke pujuyayi. Tura jirujainkia niin jinkiaatniun tujinkiarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Éste tenía su morada entre los sepulcros. Y nadie podía atarle ni siquiera con cadenas, |
| Swahili | Mtu huyo alikuwa akiishi makaburini wala hakuna mtu aliyeweza tena kumfunga kwa minyororo. |
| Swedish | han hade nämligen sitt tillhåll bland gravarna. Och icke ens med kedjor kunde man numera fängsla honom; |
| Uma | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "chain": chaine, chained, chaines, chaining, chainman, chainmen, chains, chainsaw, chainsawed, chainsawing, chainsaws, chainwheel, chainwheels. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "chain": enchain, interchain, multichain, prochain, unchain. (additional references) | |
Words containing "chain": enchained, enchaining, enchainment, enchainments, enchains, interchained, interchaining, interchains, unchained, unchaining, unchains. (additional references) | |
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"Chain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: achaian, Ahani, bhain, caain, Cahen, Cahun, cahuna, cain, caiun, ccmail, Cehovin, Chaam, Chabi, chafin, chagin, Chahine, chai, chaif, chaim, Chaine, chainm, chainy, chaio, Chairn, chais, chait, chaiw, chajin, chami, chan, cha'n, chane, Chani, chanic, chanie, charn, Chasin, chation, chaud, chaung, Chavin, chawin, chawn, chayil, cheim, chein, Cheine, Cheong, Chevin, chhay, Chhoeun, chia, Chiah, Chiam, chian, chiao, chieng, Chini, chinia, Chui, Chuon, clain, Cohanim, crain, ghain, hain, kacin, Kahin, Khaeng, Khalin, khudian, Khwaia, mhuaih, phain, Rhiain. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "chain" (pronounced khā"n) |
| 2 | -ā" n | fain, Fane, feign, abstain, alane, arcane, arraign, ascertain, attain, bane, blain, brain, butane, Cain, campaign, cane, champagne, Champaign, cocaine, complain, constrain, contain, crane, delaine, detain, disdain, domain, drain, entertain, explain, gain, germane, grain, humane, inane, ingrain, inhumane, insane, Jane, kain, Kane, lain, Lane, legerdemain, main, maintain, mane, moraine, mundane, obtain, ordain, overtrain, pain, pane, pertain, plain, plane, preordain, profane, rain, refrain, regain, reign, rein, remain, restrain, retain, retrain, Romaine, sain, sane, slain, sprain, stain, strain, sustain, Swain, terrain, Thane, train, twain, urbane, vain, vane, vein, wain, wane. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: china. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-h-i-n" | |
-1 letter: cain, chia, chin, inch. | |
-2 letters: ain, ani, can, chi, hic, hin, ich, nah. | |
-3 letters: ah, ai, an, ha, hi, in, na. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-h-i-n" | |
+1 letter: aching, canthi, chaine, chains, chinas, inarch, painch. | |
+2 letters: acanthi, aphonic, archine, arching, baching, caching, cashing, chafing, chagrin, chained, chaines, charing, chasing, chawing, chicane, chicano, echidna, enchain, gnathic, hacking, hyaenic, jacinth, kachina, machine, spinach, unchain, xanthic. | |
+3 letters: achenial, achiness, achingly, anarchic, anchusin, anechoic, anorthic, aphonics, arachnid, archines, archings, asthenic, atechnic, batching, beaching, branchia, bronchia, camphine, capuchin, catching, catechin, cephalin, chaffing, chagrins, chaining, chainman, chainmen, chainsaw, chairing, chairman, chairmen, chalking, champing, champion, chancier, chancily, chancing, changing, chanties, chanting, chaplain, chapping, characin, charging, charking, charming, charring, charting, chasings, chatting, chazanim, cheating, chicaned, chicaner, chicanes, chicanos, chitosan, cinchona, clannish, clashing, coaching, crankish, crashing, echidnae, echidnas, echinate, enchains, ethician, ethnical, falchion, hacienda, hackling, hadronic, handicap, handpick, haptenic, harmonic, hatching, hawfinch, hoactzin, hyacinth, icekhana, inarched, inarches, inchmeal, inchoate, jacinthe, jacinths, kachinas, katchina, latching, leaching, machined, machines, marching, matching, mechanic, nightcap, omniarch, pachinko, painches, parching, patching, peaching, pitchman, poaching, prochain, ranching, reaching, roaching, sandwich, scathing, shamanic, spinachy, tachinid, teaching, thacking, thinclad, trichina, unchains, watching, whacking, whinchat, yachting. | |
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