serial vs consecutive

serial is a noun but consecutive is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
serial	Yes	Yes	No	No
consecutive	No	Yes	No	Yes

As adjectives, serial and consecutive are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of serial include sequent, sequential, successive.

serial (noun)	consecutive (noun)
a serialized set of programs
a periodical that appears at scheduled times

serial (adjective)	consecutive (adjective)
pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series	successive (without a break)
pertaining to or composed in serial technique	in regular succession without gaps
of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations	one after the other
in regular succession without gaps

serial (adverb)	consecutive (adverb)
	in a sequential manner