serial

serial

consisting of a series: serial monogamy; in installments: magazine serials

Not to be confused with:

cereal – any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain such as wheat, oats, rice, corn, etc.; a food prepared from grain: Would you like hot or cold cereal for breakfast?

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se·ri·al

 (sîr′ē-əl)

adj.

1. Of, forming, or arranged in a series.

2.

a. Published or produced in installments, as a novel or television drama.

b. Relating to such publication or production.

3. Relating to or engaging in a series of similar acts or behaviors: serial arson; a serial procrastinator.

4. Music Relating to or based on a row of tones, especially the 12 pitches of the chromatic scale.

5. Computers

a. Of or relating to the sequential transmission of all the bits of a byte over one wire: a serial port; a serial printer.

b. Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations: serial processing.

n.

A work of entertainment, as in film or literature, published or produced in installments that usually contain a narrative thread or overarching theme; a series.

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se′ri·al·ly adv.

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serial

(ˈsɪərɪəl)

n

1. a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals

2. (Journalism & Publishing) a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered

adj

3. of, relating to, or resembling a series

4. published or presented as a serial

5. of or relating to such publication or presentation

6. (Computer Science) computing of or operating on items of information, instructions, etc, in the order in which they occur. Compare parallel⁵

7. (Music, other) of, relating to, or using the techniques of serialism

8. (Logic) logic maths (of a relation) connected, transitive, and asymmetric, thereby imposing an order on all the members of the domain, as less than on the natural numbers. See also ordering

9. (Mathematics) logic maths (of a relation) connected, transitive, and asymmetric, thereby imposing an order on all the members of the domain, as less than on the natural numbers. See also ordering

[C19: from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs series]

ˈserially adv

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se•ri•al

(ˈsɪər i əl)

n.

1. anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.

2. a publication, as a periodical, issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designations.

adj.

3. published or presented in installments or successive parts.

4. pertaining to such publication or presentation: serial rights to a novel.

5. of, pertaining to, or arranged in a series.

6. occurring in a series: serial murders.

7. responsible for a series of murders: a serial killer.

8. pertaining to or supporting the transfer of electronic data in a stream of sequential bits (disting. from parallel).

9. of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.

[1835–45]

se′ri•al•ly, adv.

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serial

1. An element or a group of elements within a series which is given a numerical or alphabetical designation for convenience in planning, scheduling, and control.
2. (DOD only) A serial can be a group of people, vehicles, equipment, or supplies and is used in airborne, air assault, amphibious operations, and convoys.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Serial

 items in a row or series.

Examples: serial of concerts, 1864; of pictures, 1854.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	serial - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" series broadcast, program, programme - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" instalment, installment, episode - a part of a broadcast serial soap opera - a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products) tetralogy - a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels)
	2.	serial - a periodical that appears at scheduled times serial publication, series instalment, installment - a part of a published serial periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals semiweekly - a periodical that is published twice each week (or 104 issues per year) weekly - a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year) semimonthly - a periodical that is published twice each month (or 24 issues per year) monthly - a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) quarterly - a periodical that is published every quarter (or four issues per year) bimonthly - a periodical that is published twice a month or every two months (either 24 or 6 issues per year) biweekly - a periodical that is published twice a week or every two weeks (either 104 or 26 issues per year) issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room"
Adj.	1.	serial - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" sequent, sequential, successive, consecutive ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
	2.	serial - pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	3.	serial - pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
	4.	serial - of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" in series, nonparallel computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures asynchronous - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase

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serial

noun drama, series, soap (informal), sitcom (informal), soap opera, situation comedy, set of programmes one of BBC television's most popular serials, Eastenders

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serial

adjective

Following one after another in an orderly pattern:

consecutive, sequent, sequential, subsequent, successional, successive.

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Translations

مُسَلْسَلرِوايَه أو فِلْم مُسَلْسَلمُتَسَلْسِل

seriálsériovýna pokračovánípořadový

serie

fortlaufendlaufendSerieseriell

σήριαλσίριαλ

radionovelaseriadotelenovelaserialserie

jatkokertomus

feuilletonsériel

serija

folytatásos regénysorozat-

framhaldssagasem er skipaî eftir númerum

serialedi serieperiodicoromanzo a puntate

連続もの

연재물

serie

fortsettelses-fortsettelsesfortellingserie-serieserie-

serialseryjnaseryjneseryjny

publicação em série

сериал

na pokračovanieporadovýseriál

nanizanka

serie

เรื่องที่เป็นตอนๆ

seridizidizi hâlinde

truyện phát hành nhiều kỳ

连续剧连续的连载连载的故事或连续广播电视连续剧等

serial

[ˈsɪərɪəl]

A. N (in magazine) → novela f por entregas; (on TV, radio) → serial m (f in Cono Sur), serie f; (= soap opera) (on TV) → telenovela f; (on radio) → radio-novela f

B. CPD serial access N → acceso m en serie
serial interface N → interface m (sometimes f) en serie
serial killer N → asesino/a m/f (que comete crímenes en serie)
serial killing N → asesinatos mpl en serie, cadena f de asesinatos
serial number N [of goods, machinery, banknotes etc] → número m de serie
serial printer N → impresora f en serie
serial rights NPL → derechos mpl de publicación por entregas

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serial

[ˈsɪəriəl]

n (on TV, radio) → feuilleton m

adj

(COMPUTING) [interface, printer, port] → série inv; [access] → séquentiel(le)

[murders, rapes] → en série; [rapist, attacker] → en série
a suspected serial rapist → un violeur en série présumé

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

serial

adj → Serien-; radio/TV programme → in Fortsetzungen; writer → von Fortsetzungsromanen; (Comput) printer, interface etc → seriell; published in serial form → in Fortsetzungen veröffentlicht; he is a serial rapist → er ist ein Serientäter, der bereits mehrere Vergewaltigungen begangen hat; serial drama (TV) → (Fernseh)serie f; serial novel/story → Fortsetzungsroman m → /-geschichte f

n (= novel) → Fortsetzungsroman m; (in periodical) → Serie f; (Rad) → Sendereihe f → (in Fortsetzungen); (TV) → Serie f; (spec: = magazine) → (periodisch erscheinende) Zeitschrift; it was published/broadcast as a serial → es wurde in Fortsetzungen veröffentlicht/gesendet

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serial

:

serial murder

n → Serienmord m

serial number

n → fortlaufende Nummer; (on manufactured goods) → Fabrikationsnummer f

serial port

n (Comput) → serielle Schnittstelle

serial rights

pl → Rechte pl → für die Veröffentlichung in Fortsetzungen

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serial

[ˈsɪərɪəl]

1. n (in magazine) → romanzo a puntate (TV) → teleromanzo a puntate, serial m inv televisivo (Radio) → commedia radiofonica a puntate

2. adj (Comput) → seriale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

series

(ˈsiəriːz) – plural ˈseries – noun

a number of usually similar things done, produced etc one after another. a series of brilliant scientific discoveries; Are you watching the television series on Britain's castles?; a series of school textbooks. reeks سِلْسِلَه серия série řada, série die Serien (pl.) række; -række; serie; -serie σειρά, διαδοχή παρόμοιων πραγμάτων serie sari مجموعه sarja sérieסדרה तांता, अनुक्रम serija, niz sorozat seri röð, sería, syrpa serie ひと続き 시리즈 serija, serialas sērija; seriāls siri serierekke, serie, føljetongseria, serial (يو) لړ، (يو) شمېر، سلسله، دوره، پرله پسې série serie серия rad, séria, edícia zaporedje; vrsta; nanizanka serija serie อนุกรม; ลำดับ; ชุด dizi 連續，系列 серія; цикл سلسلہ loạt, dãy, chuỗi, đợt 连续，系列

ˈserial (-riəl) adjective

1. of or in a series. serial numbers on banknotes. reeksagtig مُتَسَلْسِل сериен de série pořadový laufend serie- σειριακός en serie, consecutivo seeria- ترتيبي sarjallinen de/en série סדרה क्रमबद्ध serijski sorozat- seri sem er skipað eftir númerum di serie 連続の 일련의 serijinis, paeiliui einantis sērijas-; sērijveida bersiri serie- serie-, rekkekolejny, seryjny پرله پسې، مسلسل، نوبتي de série de/în serie серийный poradový zaporeden serijski serie- ต่อเนื่องกัน seri, dizi hâlinde 連續的 серійний سلسلہ وار theo từng dãy 连续的

2. (of a story etc) published or broadcast in parts. reeksagtig مُسَلْسَل пореден em episódios na pokračování fortlaufend serie- που παρουσιάζεται σε συνέχειες seriado, en capítulos järje- دنباله داستان sarja- en feuilleton סדרה धारावाहिक, धारावाही u nastavcima folytatás bersambung framhaldssaga a puntate 連載の 연재물의 daugiaserijinis, susidedantis iš dalių daudzsēriju-; turpinājumos bersiri vervolgfortsettelses-, –serie w odcinkach د كيسي پاتي برخه em episódios în foileton, în episoade выходящий частями/сериями seriál, dielo vychádzajúce na pokračovanie v nadaljevanjih serijski som följetong เรื่องราวที่พิมพ์หรือส่งกระจายเสียงเป็นตอน ๆ dizi 連載的(故事)，連續的(劇) такий, що виходить окремими випусками, серіями کئی حصوں میں چھپنے والی کہانی ra từng kỳ 连载的故事或连续广播电视连续剧等

noun

a serial story, play etc. reeksagtig رِوايَه أو فِلْم مُسَلْسَل сериен филм folhetim seriál serienlaufend serie σίριαλnovela por entregas, radionovela, telenovela järjejutt, saatesari داستان دنباله دار؛سريال jatkokertomus feuilletonסדרה धारावाहिक, धारावाही serija (emisija u nastavcima, serijska publikacija) folytatásos regény, rádiójáték tévésorozat stb. cerita bersambung framhaldssaga/-þáttur serial 続き物 연재물 serialas, kelių dalių tęstinis pasakojimas seriāls; romāns/filma turpinājumos bersiri vervolgverhaalfortsettelsesfortelling, føljetong موقوته ليكنه folhetim foileton сериал seriál nadaljevanka serija följetong, serie เรื่องหรือละครชุด dizi 連載故事，連續劇 фільм у кількох серіях; серіал سلسلہ وار کہانی وغیرہ kịch, phim, truyện nhiều kì 连续剧（故事）

ˈserial killer noun

a person who has murdered several people one after another. reeksmoordenaar قاتِل مُتَسَلْسِل сериен убиец serial killer masový vrah der Serienmörder seriemorder δολοφόνος κατά συρροήν asesino en serie sarimõrvar قاتل زنجيره اي sarjamurhaaja meurtrier en série רוֹצֵח סִידרָתִי सिलसिलेवार हत्या करने वाला serijski ubojica sorozatgyilkos pembunuh berantai serial killer, pluriomicida 연쇄 살인범 žudikas maniakas sērijveida slepkava pembunuh bersiri seriemoordenaar seriemorder seryjny morderca وژونكي،قاتل серииныи убиица, маньяк masový vrah množični morilec serijski ubica seriemördare ฆาตกรต่อเนื่อง seri cinayetler katili 連續殺人犯 серійний вбивця یکے بعد دیگر کئی قتل کرنے والا شخص kẻ giết người hàng loạt （连续作案的）杀人恶魔

ˈserialize, ˈserialise (-riə-) verb

to publish or broadcast as a serial. reeks van maak يَنْشُر قِصَّة على شَكْلٍ مُسَلْسَل издавам на части publicar em episódios vydat/vysílat na pokračování die Serie udgive som serie; sende som serie παρουσιάζω σε συνέχειες publicar/televisar por entregas järjeloona avaldama, sarjana esitama به صورت مجموعه منتشر يا پخش كردن julkaista sarjana publier/diffuser en feuilleton לְַסֵ��/לְשַׁדֵר כְּסִדרָה धरावहि�� से प्रकाशित या प्रसारित करना pretvoriti u seriju, prikazati u obliku serije folytatásokban közöl disiarkan bersambung birta sem framhaldssögu/-þátt pubblicare/trasmettere a puntate 連載する 연재하다 leisti atskiromis dalimis/tęstinį leidinį, statyti serialą izlaist sērijās/turpinājumos menerbitkan sesuatu sebagai cerita bersiri in afleveringen laten verschijnen sende ut som serie wydawać/nadawać w odcinkach په يوه مجموعي توګه خپرول publicar em episódios a publica/a difuza în foileton/în episoade издавать выпусками/сериями vydať / vysielať na pokračovanie objavljati, predvajati v nadaljevanjih objaviti u nastavcima publicera (sända) som följetong (serie) พิมพ์หรือส่งกระจายเสียงเรื่องออกมาเป็นตอน ๆ dizi hâlinde yayınlamak 連載出版，連續播出 видавати випусками سلسلہ وار سیریل کے طور پر پیش یا نشر کرنا phát hành 连载或连续广播

ˌserialiˈzation, ˌserialiˈsation noun

reeksmaking نَشْر قِصَّةٍ على شَكْلٍ مُسَلْسَل издаване на части adaptação em folhetim publikování/vysílání po částech in Fortsetzungen erscheinende Veröffentlichungen hæftevis udgivelse; udgivelse i serieform παρουσίαση σε συνέχειες publicación por entregas sariväljaanne پخش يا انتشار مجموعه اي esittäminen jaksoina publication/diffusion en feuilleton פִּרסוּם בְּהֶמשֵכִים धारावाहिक प्रकाशन या प्रसारण serijalizacija folytatásokban való közlés serial birting/útgáfa á framhaldssögu/-þætti pubblicazione/trasmissione a puntate 連載 연재 serialo statymas izlaišana sērijās/turpinājumos penerbitan cerita bersiri verschijning in afleveringen serieutgivelse/-sending opracowanie w wersji odcinkowej په يوه مجموعي توګه خپرول adaptação em folhetim publi­ca­re/dif­uzare în foileton/în episoade публикация по частям;выпуск с продолжением publikovanie / vysielanie po častiach objavljanje v nadaljevanjih serijalizacija publicering (sändande) som följetong (serie) การพิมพ์เป็นตอน ๆ dizi hâlinde yayınlama 連載出版，連續播出 випуск частинами سلسلہ وار کہانی کو نشر کرنے کا عمل sự phát hành 连载，连续出版

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serial

→ مُسَلْسَل seriál serie Serie σίριαλ serial jatkokertomus feuilleton serija seriale 連続もの 연재물 serie serie serial publicação em série сериал serie เรื่องที่เป็นตอนๆ seri truyện phát hành nhiều kỳ 连载

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serial

a. en serie.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

serial

adj seriado

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