Meanings
prepositional phrase
- One after another. Sequentially.
The experiments were done in series.
- businessOf components: connected in a chain, instead of in parallel.
The total resistance of two resistors connected in series is easily calculated as the simple sum.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian последователен
- последователен (posledovatelen)connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Chinese Mandarin 串聯 /串联
- 串聯 /串联 (chuànlián)connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Finnish sarjaan
- sarjaanconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
French en série
- en sérieconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Italian in serie
- in serieconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Latvian virknē
- virknēconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Polish szeregowo, rzędowo
- szeregowoconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
- rzędowoconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Portuguese em série
- em sérieconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Russian после́довательно
- после́довательно (poslédovatelʹno)connected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Spanish en serie
- en serieconnected in a chain, instead of in parallel
Cite this entry
APA
in series. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20series
MLA
“in series.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20series. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in series,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20series.
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