sequence

Meanings

Noun

• A set of things next to each other in a set order; a series
• The state of being sequent or following; order of succession.
• A series of musical phrases where a theme or melody is repeated, with some change each time, such as in pitch or length (example: opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony).
• A musical composition used in some Catholic Masses between the readings. The most famous sequence is the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) formerly used in funeral services.
• An ordered list of objects, typically indexed with natural numbers.
• A subsequent event; a consequence or result.
• A series of shots that depict a single action or style in a film, television show etc.
• A meld consisting of three or more cards of successive ranks in the same suit, such as the four, five and six of hearts.

Verb

• to arrange in an order
• to determine the order of things, especially of amino acids in a protein, or of bases in a nucleic acid
• to produce (music) with a sequencer

Related

Narrower meaning words

• presequence
• escape sequence

Broader meaning words

• function

Origin

• From Middle English sequence, borrowed from French sequence ("a sequence of cards, answering verses"), from Late Latin sequentia ("a following"), from Latin sequens ("following"), from sequi; see sequent.