spawningsequence
nounUK /ˈspɔːnɪŋ ˈsiːkwəns/
US /ˈspɔːnɪŋ ˈsiːkwəns/
A spawning sequence is the order in which baby fish or frogs come out of their eggs.
The game showed a spawning sequence where little fish appeared one after another.
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2. In video games, the planned order and timing in which enemies or items appear.
The level's spawning sequence sends three slimes, then a boss.
3. In computing, a series of steps that creates new processes or tasks.
The program follows a spawning sequence to start its worker threads.
4. In biology, the timed pattern of when animals release their eggs or sperm.
Scientists recorded the coral's spawning sequence over several nights.