different between serial vs iterative

English

Etymology

1840, in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series +? -al, on model of Latin seri?lis, from seri?s + -?lis.

Cognate to Italian seriale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s???i???/
• Homophone: cereal

Adjective

serial (not comparable)

1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.

   Synonym: sequential

2. Doing something repeatedly or regularly as part of one's lifestyle or career.

   Synonym: career

3. Published or produced in installments.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

serial (plural serials)

1. A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.

Descendants

• ? Russian: ??????? (seriál, “TV-series”)
  • ? Azerbaijani: serial

Translations

See also

• fascicle
• twelve tone technique

Related terms

Verb

serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)

1. (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ?ISBN, Ch. 6.
• serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Google books: uses of serial

Anagrams

• Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian ??????? (seriál), from English serial.

Noun

serial (definite accusative serial?, plural seriallar)

1. (broadcasting, film) series

Declension

Further reading

• “serial” in Obastan.com.

Polish

Etymology

From English serial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r?.jal/

Noun

serial m inan

1. (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) serialowy

Further reading

• serial in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

serie +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se??jal/, [se??jal]

Adjective

serial (plural seriales)

1. serial

Noun

serial m or f (plural seriales)

1. serial

Further reading

• “serial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation, grammar): iter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t???t?v/, /??t???e?t?v/
• Rhymes: -?v

Adjective

iterative (not comparable)

1. Of a procedure that involves repetition of steps (iteration) to achieve the desired outcome; in computing this may involve a mechanism such as a loop.
2. (grammar) Expressive of an action that is repeated with frequency.

Synonyms

• (involving repetition of steps): repeated, repetitive
• (grammar): frequentative

Antonyms

• (involving repetition of steps): noniterative

Related terms

• iterate
• iteration

Translations

Noun

iterative (plural iteratives)

1. (grammar) A verb showing the iterative aspect.

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

iterative

1. inflection of iterativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.te.ra?ti.ve/

Adjective

iterative

1. feminine plural of iterativo

Anagrams

• attiverei