sequence
noun
1. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
- the sequence of names was alphabetical
- he invented a technique to determine the sequence of base pairs in DNA
Definition categories: group, series
2. a following of one thing after another in time
- the doctor saw a sequence of patients
Similar word(s): succession, successiveness
Definition categories: attribute
3. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Similar word(s): episode
Definition categories: man–made, film
4. the action of following in order
- he played the trumps in sequence
Similar word(s): succession
Definition categories: act, order, ordering
5. several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys
Definition categories: event, repeat, repetition