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Pronunciation / Transliteration: réaction en chaîne
"L'incident a provoqué une réaction en chaîne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A series of events, each of which causes the next.
"His resignation set off a chain reaction of dismissals within the company."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the early 20th century, originally in chemistry and physics to describe a self-sustaining series of chemical or nuclear reactions, later extended metaphorically to general situations where one event triggers a series of similar events.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "chain reaction" is said worldwide
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réaction en chaîne
Transliteration: réaction en chaîne
"L'incident a provoqué une réaction en chaîne."
Kettenreaktion
Transliteration: Kettenreaktion
"Der Vorfall löste eine Kettenreaktion aus."
reazione a catena
Transliteration: reazione a catena
"L'evento ha innescato una reazione a catena."
reacción en cadena
Transliteration: reacción en cadena
"El accidente provocó una reacción en cadena."
reação em cadeia
Transliteration: reação em cadeia
"O problema causou uma reação em cadeia."
श्रृंखला अभिक्रिया
Transliteration: shrinkhala abhikriya
"इस घटना से एक श्रृंखला अभिक्रिया शुरू हो गई।"
连锁反应
Transliteration: liánsuǒ fǎnyīng
"这起事件引发了连锁反应。"
연쇄 반응
Transliteration: yeonswae baneung
"그 사건은 연쇄 반응을 일으켰다."
連鎖反応
Transliteration: rensa hannō
"その出来事は連鎖反応を引き起こした。"
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