chaîne

Meaning

Noun

1. chain
2. channel
3. warp
4. hi-fi or stereo system
5. character string

Verb

1. inflection of chaîner:
2. inflection of chaîner:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɛn/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Un cycle est une chaîne simple dont les deux extrémités sont identiques .

A cycle is a simple chain whose two ends are identical.

La topographie de la chaîne présente de forts dénivelés .

The topography of the chain has high elevation differences.

L'érosion de la chaîne cadomienne remplit de sables et d'argiles la mer briovérienne.

The erosion of the Cadomian range fills the Brioverian Sea with sands and clays.