2. Noun. The act or process by which something is chained. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaining
1. chain [v] - See also: chain
Medical Definition of Chaining
1. Learning related behaviours in a series in which each response serves as a stimulus for the next response. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaining
Literary usage of Chaining
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plane Surveying: A Text-book and Pocket Manual by John Clayton Tracy (1907)
"chaining. A term which originally meant measuring with a chain, ... Importance of
chaining. Linear measurement is the basis of all surveying. ..."
2. A Manual of Civil Engineering by William John Macquorn Rankine, William J. Millar (1889)
"As the chaining goes on, the surveyor notes the distances from the commencement
... 111 chaining up or down a slope, the distance actually measured must be ..."
3. The Elements of Railroad Engineering by William Galt Raymond (1913)
"chaining. — The chaining should be well done, much better than is usual, in order
that time may be saved on the following location. ..."
4. Scholarly Work in the Humanities and the Evolving Information Environment by William S. Brockman (2001)
"chaining to Enable Reading Humanities scholars establish a context for their ...
The literature on footnote chaining by humanities scholars largely fails to ..."
5. A Manual of Field and Office Methods for the Use of Students in Surveying by William David Pence, Milo Smith Ketchum (1901)
"DISCUSSION OF ERRORS OF chaining. (a) Equipment.—'(No instrumental equipment,
unless further data are desired, in which case Problems A6, A7 and A8 may be ..."