chain
noun
/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
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- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
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ketju,
kettinki,
vitja
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- (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
- (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
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ketju
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- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
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ketju,
kauppaketju
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chain
verb
/ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
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- (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
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kahlita
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- (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
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ketjuttaa
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- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
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ketjuttua
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- (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
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kiinnittää ketjulla
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- (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
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sulkea ketjulla
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