| Noun | 1. | serial - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"soap opera - a serialized program usually dealing with sentimentalized family matters that is broadcast on radio or television (frequently sponsored by a company advertising soap products) tetralogy - a series of four related works (plays or operas or novels) | |
| 2. | serial - a periodical that appears at scheduled timesperiodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals monthly - a periodical that is published every month bimonthly - a periodical that is published bimonthly quarterly - a periodical that is published every quarter weekly - a periodical that is published every week biweekly - a periodical that is published biweekly issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom" | |
| Adj. | 1. | serial - in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence" | |
| 2. | serial - pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | |
| 3. | serial - pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication" | |
| 4. | serial - of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures asynchronous - not synchronous; not occurring or existing at the same time or having the same period or phase | |