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English

See strings

Pronunciation


Etymology

Old English streng

Noun

  1. A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.
  2. Such a structure considered as a substance.
  3. Any long, thin and flexible object.
  4. : a violin string
  5. A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.
  6. : The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive
  7. A series of items or events.
  8. : a string of successes
  9. A sequence of characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.
  10. A data type storing a sequence of data values, usually bytes, in which elements usually stand for characters according to a character encoding.
  11. An ordered sequence of symbols of a predetermined set or alphabet.
  12. A stringed instrument or the person playing that instrument.
  13. the main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics


Derived terms


Synonyms

  • (long, thin structure): cord, rope, line
  • (this structure as a substance): cord, rope, twine
  • (anything long and thin):
  • (cohesive substance in the form of a string):
  • (series of items or events): sequence, series
  • (sequence of characters in computing):
  • (stringed instruments): string section the strings, or the string section
  • (conditions): conditions, provisos


Translations

Verb

{{en-verb|strings|stringing|strung}}

  1. To put (items) on a string.
  2. : You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace
  3. To put strings on (something).
  4. : It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly


Synonyms

  • (put on a string): thread
  • (put strings on): lace


Translations

;to be checked


Derived terms

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Dutch

Noun

string

  1. (underwear) g-string, thong


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French

Etymology

From #English|string.

Pronunciation

IPA: /stʁiŋ/

Noun

  1. G-string, thong, tanga


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English String \String\ (str[i^]ng), n. [OE. string, streng, AS. streng;
akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. str[aum]ng,
Dan. straeng; probably from the adj., E. strong (see
Strong); or perhaps originally meaning, twisted, and akin
to E. strangle.]
1. A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of
leather, or other substance, used for binding together,
fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread
and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet
string; a silken string. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string.
--Prior.
[1913 Webster]

2. A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are
strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence,
a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if
so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a
string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a
string of houses; a string of arguments. "A string of
islands." --Gibbon.
[1913 Webster]

3. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are
held together. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

4. The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or
violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an
orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as,
the strings took up the theme. "An instrument of ten
strings." --Ps. xxx. iii. 2.
[1913 Webster]

Me softer airs befit, and softer strings
Of lute, or viol still. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

5. The line or cord of a bow. --Ps. xi. 2.
[1913 Webster]

He twangs the grieving string. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]

6. A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.
[1913 Webster]

Duckweed putteth forth a little string into the
water, from the bottom. --Bacon.
[1913 Webster]

7. A nerve or tendon of an animal body.
[1913 Webster]

The string of his tongue was loosed. --Mark vii.
35.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks,
corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and
bolted to it.
[1913 Webster]

9. (Bot.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves
of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily
pulled off; as, the strings of beans.
[1913 Webster]

10. (Mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic
vein. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]

11. (Arch.) Same as Stringcourse.
[1913 Webster]

12. (Billiards) The points made in a game.
[1913 Webster]

13.
(a) In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes,
as in American billiard games, marked by buttons
threaded on a string or wire.
(b) In various games, competitions, etc., a certain
number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

14. (Billiards & Pool)
(a) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must
be played after being out of play as by being
pocketed or knocked off the table; -- called also
string line.
(b) Act of stringing for break.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

15. A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story. [Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

16. a sequence of similar objects or events sufficiently
close in time or space to be perceived as a group; a
string of accidents; a string of restaurants on a
highway.
[PJC]

17. (Physics) A one-dimensional string-like mathematical
object used as a means of representing the properties of
fundamental particles in string theory, one theory of
particle physics; such hypothetical objects are
one-dimensional and very small (10^-33 cm) but exist in
more than four spatial dimensions, and have various modes
of vibration. Considering particles as strings avoids
some of the problems of treating particles as points, and
allows a unified treatment of gravity along with the
other three forces (electromagnetism, the weak force, and
the strong force) in a manner consistent with quantum
mechanics. See also string theory.
[PJC]

String band (Mus.), a band of musicians using only, or
chiefly, stringed instruments.

String beans.
(a) A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds
of beans; -- so called because the strings are
stripped off.
(b) Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for
cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low
bush bean.

To have two strings to one's bow, to have a means or
expedient in reserve in case the one employed fails.
[1913 Webster]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English String \String\ (str[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. Strung (str[u^]ng);
p. p. Strung (R. Stringed (str[i^]ngd)); p. pr. & vb. n.
Stringing.]
1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.
[1913 Webster]

Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet
With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street?
--Gay.
[1913 Webster]

2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument,
in order to play upon it.
[1913 Webster]

For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung,
That not a mountain rears its head unsung.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]

3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.
[1913 Webster]

4. To make tense; to strengthen.
[1913 Webster]

Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]

5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to
string beans. See String, n., 9.
[1913 Webster]

6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung
him along all day until he realized we were kidding.
[Slang]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English String \String\, v. i.
To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is
stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet string
n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: twine]
2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the
strings played superlatively well" [syn: {bowed stringed
instrument}]
3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound
when plucked, struck, or bowed
4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in
which each successive member is related to the preceding;
"a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of
thought" [syn: train]
5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or
phrases)
6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around
an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
[syn: drawstring, drawing string]
7: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand
8: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string
of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, strand]
v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string";
"the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried
cranberries" [syn: thread, draw]
2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together";
"string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: {string
up}]
3: move or come along [syn: string along]
4: stretch out or arrange like a string
5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the
package"
6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans"
7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: unstring]
[also: strung]
Moby Dictionary
A string , Amati , Cremona , D string , E string , G string ,
Indian file , Strad , Stradivari , Stradivarius , age group , agree ,
array , articulation , atone , attune , authority , band , bank , bar ,
bass , bass viol , battalion , be continuous , bevy , bluff , body ,
boundary condition , bow , braid , brail , bridge , brigade ,
bull fiddle , bunch , buzz , cabal , cable , caravan , cast , catch ,
catches , catena , catenate , catenation , catgut , cavalcade , cello ,
chain , chain reaction , chaining , chaplet , cheat , choker , chord ,
clause , clique , cohort , collaborate , column , command , company ,
complement , concatenate , concatenation , concur , condition ,
conditions , connect , connect up , connection , consecution ,
contingent , continuate , continue , continuum , contrabass , control ,
cord , corps , cortege , coterie , course , covey , crew , crowd , cycle ,
deceive , delay , dernier ressort , descent , detachment , detail ,
division , dominate , domination , donnee , doorstep , double bass ,
drag out , drape , dress parade , drone , dupe , echelon , eight , eleven ,
endless belt , endless round , entry , escalator clause ,
escape clause , escape hatch , exception , exert influence , expedient ,
extend , faction , favorite , festoon , fiddle , fiddlebow , fiddlestick ,
fiddlestring , filament , file , filiation , fine print , fingerboard ,
first string , first team , five , fleet , flyover , follow , fool ,
footrest , footstep , form a series , funeral , gamut , gang , given ,
go along with , gradation , grounds , group , grouping , groupment ,
hang , hoax , hold the reins , horsehair , hum , in-group , join , joker ,
junta , jurisdiction , kicker , kit , kit fiddle , kit violin , lead ,
leader , leash , ligament , ligation , ligature , limitations ,
limiting condition , line , lineage , linguistic act , link , locution ,
loop , lynch , maintain continuity , makeshift , manipulate ,
march past , mastery , might , mob , monotone , motorcade , movement ,
mudder , mule train , necklace , nexus , nine , nylon string ,
obligation , operate , order , out-group , outfit , pack , pack train ,
parade , parameter , parol , parole , party , peer group , pendulum ,
periodicity , phalanx , phonation , plate horse , plater , platoon ,
plenum , pole horse , pomp , pony , posse , postpone , powder train ,
prerequisite , procession , progression , promenade , protract ,
provision , provisions , proviso , pull the strings , put in tune ,
qualification , queue , race horse , racer , range , rank , reach ,
recourse , recurrence , refuge , regiment , requisite , reservation ,
reserves , resort , rest , reticulation , review , riser , rope ,
rotation , round , routine , row , rowing crew , run , run on , rundle ,
rung , salon , saving clause , scale , scroll , second string ,
second team , sequel , sequence , sequence of phonemes , series , set ,
shift , sine qua non , single file , skimmington , sling , small print ,
soundboard , speaking , specification , spectrum , speech act ,
spin out , spoke , spun yarn , squad , stable , stair , stake horse ,
staker , starter , stave , steel string , steeplechaser , step ,
step stool , stepping-stone , stipulation , stipulations , stopgap ,
strand , stream , stretch , string along , string out , string together ,
string up , strings , strip , stripe , substitute , succession , suspend ,
swath , sway , team , tendon , tenor violin , term , terms ,
the spoken word , third string , thong , thread , tier , tone down ,
tone up , tongue , train , tread , tribe , trick , troop , troupe , tune ,
tune up , tuning peg , twine , twist , ultimatum , utterance ,
utterance string , varsity , viola , violin , violinette , violoncello ,
violoncello piccolo , violone , violotta , vocable , voice , whereas ,
windrow , wing , wire , word , word of mouth , wound string , wreath ,
yarn


FOLDOC string

A sequence of data values, usually bytes,
which usually stand for characters (a "character string").
The mapping between values and characters is determined by
the character set which is itself specified implcitly or
explicitly by the environment in which the string is being
interpreted.

The most common character set is ASCII but, since the late
1990s, there has been increased interest in larger character
sets such as Unicode where each character is represented by
more than eight bits.

Most programming languages consider strings (e.g.
"124:shabooya:\n", "hello world") basically distinct from
numbers which are typically stored in fixed-length binary or
floating-point representation.

A bit string is a sequence of bits.

(1999-12-21)


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