The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
block-chain — blockˈ chain noun An endless chain of blocks and links • • • Main Entry: ↑block … Useful english dictionary
block chain — noun : a drive chain (as on a bicycle) made up of alternate transverse blocks or cylinders and side links held together by pins, the blocks engaging the driving wheel teeth and the pins and side links giving flexibility … Useful english dictionary
chain — chainless, adj. chainlike, adj. /chayn/, n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high… … Universalium
Chain — /chayn/, n. Sir Ernst Boris /errnst, ernst/, 1906 79, English biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel prize for medicine 1945. * * * (as used in expressions) chain silicate Pennine Chain chain drive chain mail chain reaction Chain Sir Ernst Boris food … Universalium
Chain — For other uses, see: Chain (unit) or Chain (disambiguation). A broad metal chain made of torus shaped links … Wikipedia
block — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance, blockage, obstruction; row, street, square (See abode); mass, lump, cube (See density). v. t. impede, check, stop, bar; thwart, foil. See closure, identity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mass,… … English dictionary for students
Chain shuttling polymerization — is a dual catalyst method for producing block copolymers with alternating or variable tacticity. The desired effect of this method is to generate hybrid polymers that bear the properties of both polymer chains, such as a high melting point… … Wikipedia
Block E (Minneapolis) — Block E is the name of a block on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis that is also bordered by 7th Street, 1st Avenue North, and 6th Street. It is considered part of the Downtown West neighborhood in Minneapolis, but the block is more of a… … Wikipedia
chain drive — chain driven /chayn driv euhn/, adj. a driving mechanism transmitting power by means of an endless chain. [1900 05] * * * Device widely used for the transmission of power where shafts are separated at distances greater than that for which gears… … Universalium
chain|hoist — «CHAYN HOYST», noun, a block and tackle which uses chain instead of rope … Useful english dictionary
