chainwork
chainwork · chainworks
Techniques of looping or linking pieces of metal or another materials in the manner of…Techniques of looping or linking pieces of metal or another materials in the manner of a chain; objects made using these techniques.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Techniques of looping or linking pieces of metal or another materials in the manner of a chain; objects made using these techniques.
(countable, dated)A system in which each element is linked to two others in the manner of a chain; a series of interconnected things.
(dated, uncountable)The technique of surveying by measuring distances with a chain.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From chain + work.From chain + work.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: chainworksSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable