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chain [chains] (series of interconnected rings or links) noun [UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn] | kjedenoun |
chain [chains] (series of interconnected things) noun [UK: tʃeɪn] [US: ˈtʃeɪn] | rekkenoun |
chain letter [chain letters] (a letter that is mailed successively to different recipients) noun [UK: tʃeɪn ˈle.tə(r)] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈle.tər] | (Bokmål) kjedebrevnoun (Nynorsk) kjedebrevnoun |
chain mail [chain mails] (a flexible defensive armor) noun [UK: tʃeɪn meɪl] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈmeɪl] | ringbrynjenoun |
chain reaction (series of events) noun [UK: tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩] | (Bokmål) kjedereaksjonnoun |
chain reaction (type of nuclear reaction) noun [UK: tʃeɪn rɪ.ˈæk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ri.ˈæk.ʃn̩] | (Nynorsk) kjedereaksjonnoun |
chain smoker (one who habitually smokes a lot) noun [UK: tʃeɪn ˈsməʊkə(r)] [US: ˈtʃeɪn ˈsmoʊkə(r)] | (Bokmål) kjederøykernoun |
chainplate (plate on the side of a sailing ship) noun | røstjernnoun |
chainsaw [chainsaws] (saw with a power-driven chain) noun [UK: ˈtʃeɪn.sɔː] [US: ˈtʃeɪn.ˌsɒ] | (Bokmål) motorsagnoun (Nynorsk) motorsagnoun |
a chain is only as strong as its weakest link (aphorism) phrase | (Bokmål) en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste leddphrase (Nynorsk) ei kjede er aldri sterkare enn det svakaste leddphrase |
food chain [food chains] (feeding relationship between species) noun [UK: fuːd tʃeɪn] [US: ˈfuːd ˈtʃeɪn] | (Bokmål) næringskjedenoun (Nynorsk) næringskjedenoun |
keychain (chain or ring) noun | (Bokmål) nøkkelringnoun (Nynorsk) nøkkelringnoun |
mountain chain (a series of mountain ranges) noun [UK: ˈmaʊn.tɪn tʃeɪn] [US: ˈmaʊn.tən ˈtʃeɪn] | (Bokmål) fjellkjedenoun (Nynorsk) fjellkjedenoun |
supply chain (system of organisations, people, etc.) noun [UK: sə.ˈplaɪ tʃeɪn] [US: sə.ˈplaɪ ˈtʃeɪn] | (Bokmål) leverandørkjedenoun (Nynorsk) leverandørkjedenoun |
timing chain noun | (Bokmål) registerkjedenoun (Nynorsk) registerkjedenoun |