the doctor saw a sequence of patients
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
sequence — noun 1 set of actions, etc.; order of appearance ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, entire, whole ▪ continuous, unbroken ▪ complex ▪ long … Collocations dictionary
chronological succession — noun a following of one thing after another in time the doctor saw a sequence of patients • Syn: ↑sequence, ↑chronological sequence, ↑succession, ↑successiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑successive ( … Useful english dictionary
sequence — [[t]si͟ːkwəns[/t]] sequences 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A sequence of events or things is a number of events or things that come one after another in a particular order. ...the sequence of events which led to the murder. ...a dazzling sequence of… … English dictionary
sequence — [sē′kwəns, sē′kwens΄] n. [MFr < LL, a following < L sequens: see SEQUENT] 1. a) the following of one thing after another in chronological, causal, or logical order; succession or continuity b) the order in which this occurs 2. a continuous… … English World dictionary
chronological — [adj] in consecutive time order archival, chronographic, chronologic, chronometric, chronometrical, chronoscopic, classified, dated, historical, horological, horometrical, in due course, in due time, in order, in sequence, junctural, ordered,… … New thesaurus
sequence — n. 1) a chronological; natural sequence 2) in sequence * * * [ siːkwəns] natural sequence a chronological in sequence … Combinatory dictionary
sequence */*/*/ — UK [ˈsiːkwəns] / US [ˈsɪkwəns] noun Word forms sequence : singular sequence plural sequences 1) [countable/uncountable] a set of related things that happen or are arranged in a particular order A computer can store and repeat sequences of… … English dictionary
Sequence (geology) — A sequence in geology refers to a sequence of geological events, processes, or rocks, arranged in chronological order.A rock stratigraphical sequence is a geographical, or lithostratigraphic, discrete unit greater than a group or supergroup rank … Wikipedia
chronological — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ strictly ▪ a strictly chronological account of the events ▪ broadly, roughly … Collocations dictionary
sequence — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Order of succession Nouns 1. sequence, coming after; going after, following, consecutiveness, succession, extension, continuation, order of succession, successiveness; flow chart; continuity. See rear,… … English dictionary for students
