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   band

   /band/

   noun

   • 1. a flat, thin strip or loop of material, used as a fastener, for reinforcement, or as decoration: "wads of banknotes fastened with gummed paper bands" Similar beltsashgirdlestraptaperinghooploopcircletcirclecordtiestringthongribbonfilletstripliterary:cincture
   • ▪ a plain ring for the finger, especially a gold wedding ring: "a narrow band of gold was her only jewellery"
   • ▪ a ring of metal placed round a bird's leg to identify it: North American "look for a leg band on the osprey"
   • ▪ a belt or strap transmitting motion between two wheels or pulleys.
   • ▪ a collar with two hanging strips, worn by certain lawyers, clerics, and academics as part of their formal dress: "I'm wearing clerical bands, which are a sign of my office"
   • 2. a stripe, line, or elongated area of a different colour, texture, or composition from its surroundings: "a long, narrow band of cloud" Similar stripestripstreaklinebarbeltswatheveinthreadflashtechnical:striastriationlane
   • ▪ a narrow stratum of rock or coal: "the band of limestone continues north on the same contour"
   • 3. a range of values or a specified category within a series (used especially in financial contexts): "your home was placed in one of eight valuation bands"
   • ▪ a range of frequencies or wavelengths in a spectrum: "channels in the UHF band"
   • ▪ any of several groups into which school pupils of the same age are divided on the basis of broadly similar ability: "the top band of pupils"
   • 4. a thing that restrains, binds, or unites: archaic "must I fall, and die in bands?"

   verb

   • 1. provide or fit (an object) with something in the form of a strip or ring, for reinforcement or decoration: "doors are banded with iron to make them stronger"
   • ▪ put a band on (a bird) for identification: North American "the map shows where starlings banded in Holland were later recovered"
   • 2. mark (something) with a stripe or stripes of a different colour: "the bird's bill is banded across the middle with black"
   • 3. allocate to a range or category (used especially in financial contexts): British "single adults in a property banded above D will pay more"
   • ▪ group (school pupils) into classes or sets for teaching purposes: "the infants are banded in terms of their ability"

   Word Origin late Old English (in band1 (sense 4 of the noun)), from Old Norse, reinforced in late Middle English by Old French bande, of Germanic origin; related to bind.

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   What does band mean in a sentence?

   • Other ways to use the word band include to mean musicians who play together or another group with something in common, like a band of thieves. When you band together with others, you join them in a clump or support a common cause. "Band."

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   What is a name band?

   • All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists. She wore a simple band of gold (= a ring) on her finger. [countable] a line of colour or material on something that is different from what is around it The light had expanded in a broad band across the sky. Short-wave radio uses the 20–50-metre band.

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   What is a metal band?

   • A band is a strip or loop of metal or other strong material which strengthens something, or which holds several things together. Surgeons placed a metal band around the knee cap to help it knit back together. ...a strong band of flat muscle tissue. 10. See also elastic band, rubber band

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   What does band mean?

   • A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop. He was a drummer in a rock band. Local bands provide music for dancing. 2. See also one-man band A band is a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments. Bands played German marches. 4. See also brass band

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     BAND meaning: 1. a group of musicians who play modern music...

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     BAND translate: das Band, der Streifen, das Frequenzband,...

   • Band: Arabic Translation

     BAND translate: فِرْقة مُوسيقيَّة, شَريط / رِباط / سَيْر,...

   • Band: Russian Translation

     BAND translate: группа, оркестр , полоса , тесьма, лента,...

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     band translate: grup, banda, franja, cinta. Learn more in...

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   • Band: Polish Translation

     BAND translate: zespół, pasek, prążek, opaska, grupa,...

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   Band definition: a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop. See examples of BAND used in a sentence.

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   A band is a narrow strip of fabric or some other material, like the head band a little girl wears in her hair. When a patient is admitted to a hospital, she gets a plastic wrist band with her name on it.

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