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band

Band definitions
noun
band bands
  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"

    belt sash girdle strap tape ring hoop loop circlet circle cord tie string thong ribbon fillet strip
    • 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

      "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"

    stripe strip streak line bar belt swathe vein thread flash
    • 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

    "must I fall, and die in bands?"

verb
band banded banding bands
  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

      "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)

    "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"