Phrase guide

in series

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

One after another. Sequentially.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The experiments were done in series.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Of components: connected in a chain, instead of in parallel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • The total resistance of two resistors connected in series is easily calculated as the simple sum.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: последователен (posledovatelen) — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 串聯 /串联 (chuànlián) — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Finnish: sarjaan — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • French: en série — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Italian: in serie — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Latvian: virknē — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Polish: szeregowo — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Polish: rzędowo — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Portuguese: em série — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Russian: после́довательно (poslédovatelʹno) — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
  • Spanish: en serie — connected in a chain, instead of in parallel