Chain - Meaning in Malayalam

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chain - Meaning in Malayalam

chain Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of Chain in English

Chain noun

1. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

   Synonyms

   Ernst Boris Chain, Sir Ernst Boris Chain

chain noun

1. a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

2. a necklace made by stringing objects together

   Synonyms

   chain, chain, strand, strand, string

   Examples

   • "a strand of pearls"
   • "a string of beads"
3. anything that acts as a restraint

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

4. a linked or connected series of objects

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

   Example

   • "a chain of daisies"
5. (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

6. a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

   Synonyms

   chain, chain, concatenation

   Examples

   • "a complicated concatenation of circumstances"
   • "the chain of command"
7. (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

   Synonyms

   chain, chain, chemical chain

8. a series of hills or mountains

   Synonyms

   chain of mountains, chain, chain, mountain chain, mountain range, range of mountains, range, range

   Examples

   • "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
   • "the valley was between two ranges of hills"
9. a unit of length

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

chain verb

1. fasten or secure with chains

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

   Example

   • "Chain the chairs together"
2. connect or arrange into a chain by linking

   Synonyms

   chain, chain

Synonyms of chain

• strand, string
• concatenation
• chemical chain
• chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains
• ernst boris chain, sir ernst boris chain

Antonyms of chain

unchain

Description

A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A chain may consist of two or more links. Chains can be classified by their design, which can be dictated by their use:

• Those designed for lifting, such as when used with a hoist; for pulling; or for securing, such as with a bicycle lock, have links that are torus shaped, which make the chain flexible in two dimensions. Small chains serving as jewellery are a mostly decorative analogue of such types.
• Those designed for transferring power in machines have links designed to mesh with the teeth of the sprockets of the machine, and are flexible in only one dimension. They are known as roller chains, though there are also non-roller chains such as block chains.

Also see "Chain" on Wikipedia

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