CHAIN REACTION

Meaning of CHAIN REACTION in English

one event causing a sequence of events

Abe sold his shares, causing a chain reaction in the market.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

CHAIN REACTION — noun Date: circa 1902 1. a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the next, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAIN REACTION — Process yielding products that initiate further processes of the same kind. Nuclear chain reactions are a series of neutrons produced …
Английский словарь Британика
CHAIN REACTION — noun 1. : a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the succeeding one especially …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — 1. Physics. a self-sustaining reaction in which the fission of nuclei of one generation of nuclei produces particles that cause …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — series of reactions in which each is directly caused by the one before it
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHAIN REACTION — Date: circa 1902 1. a. : a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAIN REACTION — Function: noun Date: circa 1902 1 a : a series of events so related to each other that each one …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — ■ noun 1》 a chemical or other reaction in which the products themselves promote or spread the reaction, especially a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CHAIN REACTION — [chain reaction] n (ca. 1902) 1 a: a series of events so related to each other that each one initiates …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAIN REACTION — in chemistry and physics, process yielding products that initiate further processes of the same kind, a self-sustaining sequence. Examples from …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHAIN REACTION — noun 1. ( chemistry , physics ) a chemical or nuclear change that forms products which themselves cause more changes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — ˌchain reˈaction BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . technical a chemical or ↑ nuclear reaction which produces energy and causes …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIN REACTION — ( chain reactions) 1. A chain reaction is a series of chemical changes, each of which causes the next. N-COUNT …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — (~s) 1. A ~ is a series of chemical changes, each of which causes the next. N-COUNT 2. A ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHAIN REACTION — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Interstate 35 was closed following a chain reaction crash that involved 93 vehicles. ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIN REACTION — Process yielding products that initiate further processes of the same kind. Nuclear chain reactions are a series of nuclear fissions …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHAIN REACTION — Synonyms and related words : Indian file, alpha decay, array, articulation, atom-chipping, atom-smashing, atomic disintegration, atomic reaction, atomization, bank, beta …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHAIN REACTION — See ↑ RESULT 6
Longman Activator English vocab
CHAIN REACTION — one event causing a sequence of events Abe sold his shares, causing a chain reaction in the market.
English Idioms vocab
CHAIN REACTION — A reaction that initiates its own repetition. In a fission chain reaction, a fissionable nucleus absorbs a neutron and fissions …
NRC Nuclear Energy English Glossary
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция (физическое) (химическое) цепная реакция ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — Цепные реакции
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — Цепные реакции
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — 1. физ. , хим. цепная реакция 2. ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHAIN REACTION — 1. физ. , хим. цепная реакция 2. ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHAIN REACTION — 1. физ. , хим. цепная реакция 2. ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский физический словарь
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHAIN REACTION — Цепные реакции
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — Цепная ядерная реакция
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHAIN REACTION — 1) [физ. хим.] цепная реакция 2) ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
CHAIN REACTION — 1) физ. хим. цепная реакция; 2) ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция (воен.)
Англо-Русский словарь военных терминов
CHAIN REACTION — цепная реакция (физическое) (химическое) цепная реакция ряд вызванных друг другом событий
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
REACTION — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) chain reaction chemical reaction photochemical reaction reaction rate reaction heat of {{link=Thermidorian Reaction">Thermidorian Reaction
Английский словарь Британика
CHAIN — I. ˈchān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cheyne, from Old French chaeine, from Latin catena chain, brace; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REACTION — rē+ noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin reaction-, reactio, from reactus (past participle of reagere to react) + Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAIN — — chainless , adj. — chainlike , adj. /chayn/ , n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REACTION — add. ·noun a regular or characteristic response to a stimulation of the nerves. 2. reaction ·noun backward tendency or movement …
Webster English vocab
CHAIN — noun the warp threads of a web. 2. chain ·vt to measure with the chain. 3. chain ·vt to unite …
Webster English vocab
CHAIN — series of links, usually of metal, joined together to form a flexible connector for various purposes, such as holding, pulling, …
Britannica English vocabulary
REACTION — / riˈækʃn; NAmE / noun TO EVENT / SITUATION 1. [ C , U ] reaction (to sb/sth) what you …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN — / tʃeɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun METAL RINGS 1. [ C , U ] a series of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REACTION — re ‧ ac ‧ tion S2 W2 AC /riˈækʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIN — I. chain 1 S3 W2 /tʃeɪn/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: chaeine , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a a connected flexible series of esp. metal links as decoration or for a practical …
Oxford English vocab
REACTION — ( reactions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Your reaction to something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAIN — ( chains, chaining, chained) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A chain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REACTION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES allergic reaction ▪ an allergic reaction to nuts chain reaction ▪ A sudden drop on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chain of events (= a series of events where each one causes the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

English Idioms vocabulary

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