Serial \Se"ri*al\, a.

1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial work or publication. ``Classification . . . may be more or less serial.'' --H. Spencer.

2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray.

Serial homology. (Biol.) See under Homology.

Serial symmetry. (Biol.) See under Symmetry.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Serial \Se"ri*al\, n. A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)