"chain" meaning in Englisch

See chain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: ˈt͡ʃeɪn Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Benoît Prieur-chain.wav , En-us-chain.ogg , En-us-chains.ogg Forms: the chain [singular], the chains [plural]
Rhymes: eɪn
  1. Kette, Fessel (Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern, meist Ringen)
    Sense id: de-chain-en-noun-RY9aRNov
  2. Kette Tags: physics
    Sense id: de-chain-en-noun-6N1Dn6lM
  3. Kette, Reihe Tags: figurative
    Sense id: de-chain-en-noun-JM6RzzvY
  4. Ladenkette
    Sense id: de-chain-en-noun-WYcw3-7z
  5. Messkette
    Sense id: de-chain-en-noun-z~l1WgST
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Kette, Fessel (Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern, meist Ringen)): Kette [feminine] (Deutsch), Fessel [feminine] (Deutsch), chaîne [feminine] (Französisch) Translations (Ladenkette): Ladenkette [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Messkette): Messkette [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (Physik, Chemie: Kette): Kette [feminine] (Deutsch) Translations (übertragen: Kette, Reihe): Kette [feminine] (Deutsch), Reihe [feminine] (Deutsch)

Inflected forms

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      "word": "bicycle chain"
    },
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      "word": "chain armor"
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    {
      "word": "chain belt"
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    {
      "word": "chainbridge"
    },
    {
      "word": "chain bridge"
    },
    {
      "word": "chain drive"
    },
    {
      "word": "chain gang"
    },
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      "word": "chainless"
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      "word": "chain letter"
    },
    {
      "word": "chain pump"
    },
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      "word": "chain reaction"
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      "word": "chain-smoke"
    },
    {
      "word": "chain smoker"
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      "word": "chain stitch"
    },
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Kette, Fessel (Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern, meist Ringen)",
      "sense_index": "1",
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        "feminine"
      ],
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      ],
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      "word": "bicycle chain"
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      "word": "chain armor"
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      "word": "chainbridge"
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    {
      "word": "chain bridge"
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      "word": "chain drive"
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "Ladenkette"
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    },
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        "Messkette"
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "Kette, Fessel (Reihe aus beweglichen, ineinandergefügten Gliedern, meist Ringen)",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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        "feminine"
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  "word": "chain"
}

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