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se·quence

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\\ˈsē-kwən(t)s, -ˌkwen(t)s\\ noun1. a hymn in irregular meter between the gradual and Gospel in masses for special occasions (as Easter)
2. a continuous or connected series: as
  a. an extended series of poems united by a single theme
      a sonnet sequence
  b. three or more playing cards usually of the same suit in consecutive order of rank
  c. a succession of repetitions of a melodic phrase or harmonic pattern each in a new position
  d. a set of elements ordered so that they can be labeled with the positive integers
  e. the exact order of bases in a nucleic acid or of amino acids in a protein
  f.
    (1) a succession of related shots or scenes developing a single subject or phase of a film story
    (2)
3.
  a. order of succession
  b. an arrangement of the tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent relationship especially between main and subordinate parts
4.
  a.

consequence

,

result

  b. a subsequent development
5. continuity of progression
    the narrative sequence

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transitive verb
(se·quenced ; se·quenc·ing) 1. to arrange in a sequence
2. to determine the sequence of chemical constituents (as amino-acid residues or nucleic-acid bases) in

sequence
  1387, "hymn sung after the Hallelujah and before the Gospel," from O.Fr. sequence "answering verses" (13c.), from M.L. sequentia "a following, a succession," from L. sequentem (nom. sequens), prp. of sequi "to follow" (see sequel). In Church use, a partial loan-translation of Gk. akolouthia, from akolouthos "following." General sense of "succession," also "a sequence at cards," appeared 1575.

sequence
se·quence / 5si:kwEns / noun1. [C] a set of events, actions, numbers, etc. which have a particular order and which lead to a particular result
   一系列；一连串:
   He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
   他描述了抢劫案发生前的一系列有关情况。
2. [C, U] the order that events, actions, etc. happen in or should happen in
   顺序；次序:
   The tasks had to be performed in a particular sequence.
   这些任务必须按一定次序去执行。
   Number the pages in sequence.
   按顺序标出页码。
   These pages are out of sequence.
   这几页排错了次序。
3. [C] a part of a film / movie that deals with six subject or topic or consists of six scene
   (电影中表现同一主题或场面的)一组镜头verb [VN]
1. (technical 术语) to arrange things into a

sequence

   按顺序排列
2. (biology 生) to identify the order in which a set of

genes

or parts of

molecules

are arranged
   测定(整套基因或分子成分的)序列:
   The human genome has now been sequenced.
   人体基因组的序列现已测定。
• se·quen·cing noun [U] :
   a gene sequencing project
   基因测序项目

sequence noun

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se·quence
I. \ˈsēkwən(t)s, -ˌkwen-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin sequentia, from Late Latin, succession, state or fact of following, from Latin sequent-, sequens (present participle of sequi to follow) + -ia -y
1. : a hymn or rhythm having no regular meter read or sung between the gradual and the Gospel on certain occasions as part of a Christian liturgical service (as in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches) — called also prose
2. : a continuous or connected series: as
 a. : a group of similar or related elements
  < a sequence of market fluctuations >
  < a photo sequence >
  < bringing … a sequence of musicals to Sacramento — Fortnight >
  < the city spreads over a sequence of low hills — American Guide Series: Texas >
 specifically : an extended series of poems united by a single theme
  < sonnet sequence >
 b. : three or more playing cards usually of the same suit in consecutive order of rank (as jack, ten, nine, eight, seven)
 c. : a succession of repetitions of a musical phrase each in a new position
  < rising chromatic sequence >
  — compare
 d. : a mathematical aggregate ordered in the same manner as the positive integers — compare 2
 e. : a planned program of courses
  < a four-year sequence in social studies — J.B.Conant >
 f. archaeology
  (1) : a set of components occurring in successive strata, preferably in one site
   < a local sequence >
  (2) : a group of local sequences consolidated into one of larger scope
   < a cultural sequence >
 g.
  (1) : a section of a motion picture consisting of a succession of related shots or scenes in which a single subject or a single phase of a story is developed
   < the … roller-coaster sequence in Cinerama — Lloyd Shearer >
  (2) : a self-sufficient combination of dance movements permitting of further development, or a movement series with repetition of a theme on an ever lowered or heightened plane of space or dynamic intensity
  (3) :
   < the sequence from which the book takes its title — Times Literary Supplement >
   < minute rehearsals of each sequence in the coronation ceremony — Blake Ehrlich >
 h.
  (1) : an agreed or keyed succession in cryptography
  (2) :
  (3) : an arrangement of the alphabet in cryptology
3.
 a.
  (1) : a chronological succession
   < birds have no prevision … of the sequence of the seasons — E.A.Armstrong >
  (2) : a succession of geologic events, processes, or formations in chronologic order; especially :
 b.
  (1) : a methodical arrangement or consecutive order
   < a … sequence whereby he gets the apartment three days a week, she gets it twice — Lewis Nichols >
   < the sequence in which one word follows another — Stuart Chase >
   < paints each little square in sequence — Harland Manchester >
  (2) : a one-dimensional ordering of elements or terms in logic
  (3) : an arrangement of the tenses of successive verbs in a sentence designed to express a coherent interrelationship especially between main and subordinate verbs (as in indirect discourse, conditional sentences)
  (4) : the order in which portions of a recording are placed on a series of phonograph records — compare
4.
 a. : a natural result or logical inference :
  < action in sequence to … sincere idealism — Times Literary Supplement >
  < the order of successional stages … has been reconstructed by the methods of inference and sequence — Ecology >
 b. : a subsequent development
  < everybody was caught up in a succession of sequences — Time >
 c. : the order in which events are connected or related in time : simple succession; especially : the connection of antecedent and consequent in a temporal series apart from any causal necessity
  < the reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely invariable sequences >
5. : the quality or state of being sequent : continuity between parts : ,
 < narrative sequence >
 < formal sequence is useful in the architecture of public buildings because it helps to direct the visitor >
 < sequence in learning depends upon continuity of growth in the learner — Dora Smith >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to arrange in a sequence
III. transitive verb

: to determine the sequence of chemical constituents (as amino-acid residues) in