series

/sˈɪɹiz/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. similar things placed in order or happening one after another
   “they were investigating a series of bank robberies”
2. a serialized set of programs
   “a comedy series”
3. a periodical that appears at scheduled times
4. (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
   “the visiting team swept the series”
5. (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
   “the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors”
6. a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
   “the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers”
7. (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions

Synonyms for series

• serial
• serial publication

Words that rhyme with series

• queries
• theories