Chain
nounid
29600·updated May 16, 2026“Chain” is retired. It does not tag in any document, it is excluded from the anchor pack, and it does not hold its lemma — so another term can take it.
deprecated
a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
Attested in
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Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
No variants recorded
This term has no surface-form variants in the lexicon yet, so it tags only its canonical form.
Framework definitions
- §1
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- §2
- a necklace made by a stringing objects together
- §3
- anything that acts as a restraint
- §4
- a linked or connected series of objects
- §5
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- §6
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- §7
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- §8
- a series of hills or mountains
- §9
- a unit of length
Outgoing relationships
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Incoming relationships
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No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.