Meaning
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- chain
- channel
- warp
- hi-fi or stereo system
- character string
Concepts
edge trail
food-chain
mooring cable
shakle
train of events
transmission chain
TV channel
Ernst Boris Chain
Sir Ernst Boris Chain
chemical chain
transmission belt
heavy chain
light chain
bicycle chain
communication channel
Synonyms
chaîne de fabrication
panier d’osier
Ernst Boris Chain
maillon de liaison
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛn/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French chaisne, from Old French chaene, chaiene, caiene, inherited from Latin catēna. Doublet of cadène and catène. The long vowel derives from the Old French hiatus; by analogy the length was expressed with a silent -s- in Middle French, which was then replaced with the circumflex.
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