serial : Idioms & Phrases

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Serial homology

  • . (Biol.) See under Homology.
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serial killer

  • noun someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
    serial killer.
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serial monogamy

  • noun a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
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serial murderer

  • noun someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval
    serial killer.
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serial music

  • noun 20th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition
    serialism.
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serial operation

  • noun the sequential execution of operations one after another
    sequential operation; consecutive operation.
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serial port

  • noun an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time
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serial printer

  • noun a printer that prints a single character at a time
    character printer; character-at-a-time printer.
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serial processing

  • noun sequential processing by two or more processing units
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serial publication

  • noun a periodical that appears at scheduled times
    series; serial.
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Serial symmetry

  • . (Biol.) See under Symmetry.
Webster 1913