ligature
the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill.
anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.
a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together.
Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and æ.
Music.
a slur.
a group of notes connected by a slur.
a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece.
Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation.
Origin of ligature
1Other words from ligature
- un·lig·a·tured, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for ligature
/ (ˈlɪɡətʃə, -ˌtʃʊə) /
the act of binding or tying up
something used to bind
a link, bond, or tie
surgery a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part
printing a character of two or more joined letters, such as, fl, ffi, ffl
music
a slur or the group of notes connected by it
(in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together
(tr) to bind with a ligature; ligate
Origin of ligature
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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