Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Forming or characterized by a sequence, as of units or musical notes.
- adjective Sequent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Being in succession; succeeding; following.
- Noting land-forms produced by erosive processes acting in consequence of uplifts which initiate a new cycle of erosion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Succeeding or following in order.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Succeeding or following in
order .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective in regular succession without gaps
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Examples
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While this is routinely expected in sequential programs, it can be difficult to guarantee in parallel programs, he said.
Java extensions boost development of parallel apps Paul Krill 2010
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The entire book is laid out on a pair of giant cork boards on the wall above my desk, each card pinned down in sequential order.
CHECK, PLEASE 2009
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book is the first and so far only collection of those captionless comics at the back of the New Yorker magazine, each printed with the three “finalist” options and the winner that appeared in sequential issues of the magazine.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Graphic novel series in sequential order, all grouped by publisher.
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The entire book is laid out on a pair of giant cork boards on the wall above my desk, each card pinned down in sequential order.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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Even though I already own all the old books, I do like the idea of having ALL the strips published in sequential order and at the same size.
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The New Yorker Cartoon Caption Contest Book is the first and so far only collection of those captionless comics at the back of the New Yorker magazine, each printed with the three “finalist” options and the winner that appeared in sequential issues of the magazine.
Fill in the Blank 2009
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- Look carefully at each still to identify the scene, then put the 15 scenes in sequential order to when they appear in the film.
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"Investors do not seem to have been expecting much of a near-term sequential slowdown" in China, concluded
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They counted money, arranging bills in sequential order.
LA Times Series on Life in Cairo, #3: Cairo Mini-Buses zhukora1 2008
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