series

noun

1. similar things placed in order or happening one after another

   noun.group

   Examples

   They were investigating a series of bank robberies.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a serialized set of programs

   noun.communication

   Examples

   A comedy series.

   The Masterworks concert series.

   Synonyms serial

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. a periodical that appears at scheduled times

   noun.communication

   Synonyms serial serial publication

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams

   noun.event

   Examples

   The visiting team swept the series.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other

   noun.linkdef

   Examples

   The voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection

   noun.group

   Examples

   The Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers.

   His coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions

   noun.cognition

   Source: WordNet 3.0

8. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order; course; a succession of things; as, a continuous <i>series</i> of calamitous events.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

9. In Engler's system of plant classification, a group of families showing certain structural or morphological relationships. It corresponds to the <i>cohort</i> of some writers, and to the <i>order</i> of many modern systematists.

   noun

   Source: webster1913