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chain noun

  /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
  • A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
 ketju, kettinki, vitja
  • (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).
 ketju
  • A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
 ketju, kauppaketju

chain verb

  /ˈt͡ʃeɪn/
  • (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
 kahlita
  • (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
  • (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
 ketjuttaa
  • (computing) To be chained to another data item.
 ketjuttua
  • (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
 kiinnittää ketjulla
  • (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
 sulkea ketjulla
daisy chain
edestakaisin myyvien ryhmä, ketju, seppele, ketjutopologia, ketjutus, lehmänhäntä, päivänkakkaraseppele, tapahtumaketju, varustelenkki
chain reaction
ketjureaktio
food chain
ravintoketju
mountain chain
vuorijono
chain smoker
ketjupolttaja
chain letter
ketjukirje
cold chain
kylmäketju
snow chain
lumiketju
chain drive
ketjuvälitys
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