'Serial' definitions:
Definition of 'serial'
From: WordNet
adjective
In regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts" [syn: consecutive, sequent, sequential, serial, successive]
adjective
Pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"
adjective
Pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
adjective
Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing" [syn: serial, in series(p), nonparallel]
noun
A serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" [syn: serial, series]
noun
A periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: series, serial, serial publication]
Definition of 'Serial'
From: GCIDE
- Serial \Se"ri*al\, a.
- 1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. "Classification . . . may be more or less serial." --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
- Serial homology. (Biol.) See under Homology.
- Serial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Serial'
From: GCIDE
- Serial \Se"ri*al\, n. A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'serial'
From: GCIDE
- nonparallel \nonparallel\ adj.
- 1. not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of parallel. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted ; {crossed, decussate, intersectant, intersecting}; {cross-grained ; diagonal; {orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled ; right, perpendicular; {angled ; convergent] Also See: convergent, divergent, diverging. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. (Computers) Not using parallel processing; -- of computers. [Narrower terms: serial] PJC]
Synonyms of 'serial'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alternate,
- annual,
- antimasque,
- article,
- audience success,
- ballet,
- beating,
- best seller,
- bimonthly,
- biweekly,
- bomb,
- book,
- bound book,
- broadcast,
- broadcast drama,
- burlesque show,
- canned show,
- catenary,
- chapter,
- charade,
- circling,
- classic,
- clause,
- cliff hanger,
- closet drama,
- coloring book,
- column,
- comedy drama,
- commercial,
- commercial program,
- connected,
- consecutive,
- consistent,
- continuous,
- critical success,
- cyclic,
- daily,
- daybook,
- daytime serial,
- definitive work,
- dialogue,
- diary,
- documentary drama,
- drama,
- dramalogue,
- dramatic play,
- dramatic series,
- duodrama,
- duologue,
- editorial,
- electrical transcription,
- ephemeris,
- epic theater,
- epochal,
- even,
- every other,
- experimental theater,
- extravaganza,
- failure,
- fascicle,
- flop,
- folio,
- fortnightly,
- gasser,
- gazette,
- giveaway,
- Grand Guignol,
- great work,
- happening,
- hardback,
- hit,
- hit show,
- improvisational drama,
- installment,
- intermittent,
- isochronal,
- joined,
- journal,
- journalese,
- journalistic,
- juvenile,
- juvenile book,
- legitimate drama,
- limp-cover book,
- lineal,
- linear,
- livraison,
- magazine,
- magazinish,
- magaziny,
- magnum opus,
- masque,
- measured,
- melodrama,
- metronomic,
- minstrel show,
- miracle,
- miracle play,
- monodrama,
- monologue,
- monthly,
- morality,
- morality play,
- music drama,
- musical revue,
- mystery,
- mystery play,
- network show,
- newscast,
- newsmagazine,
- newspaperish,
- newspapery,
- nonbook,
- notebook,
- novel,
- opera,
- opus,
- opuscule,
- opusculum,
- orderly,
- ordinal,
- organ,
- oscillatory,
- pageant,
- panel show,
- pantomime,
- paperback,
- paragraph,
- part,
- passage,
- Passion play,
- pastoral,
- pastoral drama,
- periodical,
- phrase,
- pictorial,
- picture book,
- piece,
- play,
- playbook,
- playlet,
- pocket book,
- prayer book,
- problem play,
- production,
- progressive,
- psalmbook,
- psalter,
- psychodrama,
- publication,
- pulsing,
- quarterly,
- quiz show,
- radio drama,
- radio fare,
- radiobroadcast,
- rebroadcast,
- reciprocal,
- recurrent,
- recurring,
- reportorial,
- rerun,
- review,
- revue,
- rhythmic,
- rotary,
- seasonal,
- section,
- sensational play,
- sequent,
- sequential,
- seriate,
- show,
- sitcom,
- situation comedy,
- sketch,
- sketchbook,
- skit,
- slick magazine,
- soap,
- soap opera,
- sociodrama,
- soft-cover,
- songbook,
- sound effects,
- spectacle,
- sportscast,
- stage play,
- stage show,
- standard work,
- steady,
- storybook,
- straight drama,
- subsequent,
- succeeding,
- success,
- successional,
- successive,
- suspense drama,
- sustainer,
- tableau,
- tableau vivant,
- talk show,
- taped program,
- teleplay,
- television drama,
- television play,
- theater of cruelty,
- tight,
- title,
- Tom show,
- tome,
- total theater,
- trade book,
- trade magazine,
- undulant,
- undulatory,
- uninterrupted,
- variety show,
- vaudeville,
- vaudeville show,
- vehicle,
- verse,
- volume,
- wavelike,
- weekly,
- wheeling,
- word-of-mouth success,
- work,
- writing,
- yearbook