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From Old French ordre.
Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /ˈɔːdə/, SAMPA: /"O:d@/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɔɹdɚ/, SAMPA: /"Ord@`/
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- Rhymes: -ɔː(r)də(r)
- Hyphenation: or‧der
Noun
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Singular order |
Plural countable and uncountable; plural orders |
order (countable and uncountable; plural orders)
- (uncountable) Arrangement, disposition, sequence.
- (uncountable) The state of being well arranged.
- (countable) A command.
- (countable) A request for some product or service.
- (countable) A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles; as, the Jesuit Order.
- (countable) A society of knights; as, the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
- (countable, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below class and above family; a taxon at that rank
- Magnolias belong to the order Magnoliales.
- (cricket) The sequence in which a side’s batsmen bat; the batting order.
- (electronics) a power of polynomial function in an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
- a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter.
- (chemistry) The overall power of the rate law of a chemical reaction, expressed as a polynomial function of concentrations of reactants and products.
- (graph theory) The number of vertices in a graph
- (order theory) A partially ordered set.
Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us...
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the noun "order"See also
Verb
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Infinitive to order |
Third person singular orders |
Simple past ordered |
Past participle ordered |
Present participle ordering |
to order (third-person singular simple present orders, present participle ordering, simple past and past participle ordered)
- To set in (any) order (1).
- To set in (a good) order (2).
- To issue a command.
- To request some product or service.
Derived terms
Translations
to set in (any) order
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Noun
order c.
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| common | Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite |
| Nominative | order | ordern | order | orderna |
| Genitive | orders | orderns | orders | ordernas |
Related terms
- ordna
- ordning
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Q. Hi all I'm doing up a flat at the moment, and am right at the start of the project. I need to replace the kitchen (inc decoration), replace bathroom (inc. decoration), decorate and carpet throughout and replaster the lounge ceiling. Also, I will need to put in a few extra sockets in the kitchen, and am planning to stick socket converters all over the house to double all the existing single sockets. Maybe move a light fitting or two as well. My question is this - what is the best order to do things in? Should I start with the bathroom, the decoration, the kitchen, the electrics? Please could you give me reasons why as well as just a suggested order. I do not need to worry about living conditions in the house whilst doing it up, just in… [cont.]
Asked by Matty - Tue Dec 5 11:19:50 2006 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. start with electric. do your wiring, make sure you have the outlets where you want them, so you could patch up the walls after that. make sure you have the electrician come check it out if you're doing it yourself, oterwise, it might blow in the newly decorated apartment. then do your plumbing - start your bathroom remodelled. after that, paint your ceiling and walls since you're going to throw out the carpet. make sure your kitchen appliances are done before you replace the carpet, which would be the next step. when you got the new carpet, walls are done, start bringing your furniture in. as far as room by room - start with the kitchen and bathroom first (they are usually most problematic). also closets then base your choices on your… [cont.]
Answered by Violet - Tue Dec 5 16:27:30 2006

