a.[Z]

1. 连续的；一连串的；一系列的
   serial numbers

   连着顺序的号码

2. 分期刊载的；连载的
3. 分期偿还的
4. 【音】序列的，音列的

n.[C]

1. 连载小说（或图画等）；连续影片；电视连续剧
2. （分期连载作品的）一个部分
3. 期刊

adj.

1. consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.
2. repeatedly committing the same offence or following a characteristic behaviour pattern:
   a serial killer.
3. Music  relating to or using serialism.
4. Computing  (of a device) involving the transfer of data as a single sequence of bits.

n.

1. a published or broadcast story or play appearing in regular instalments.
2. (in a library) a periodical.