band
A strip of material used for strengthening or couplingA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.: A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
» What time will the band start playing?
Um wie viel Uhr wird die Band anfangen zu spielen?
О котрій годині цей гурт почне грати?
Meaning
22 sensesA strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
Band
ле́нтаlénta, тесьма́tesʹmá, повя́зкаpovjázka
стрі́чкаstríčka, сму́жкаsmúžka
a restraint put around something to hold it together
A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
манже́ткаmanžétka
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
ле́нтаlénta, реме́ньreménʹ
a driving belt in machinery
A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
sandstone with bands of shale
A strip of decoration.
A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(in the plural)Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A designated range of radio frequencies used for wireless communication.
Frequenzspektrum
полоса́polosá, диапазо́нdiapazón
полоса́polosá, діапазо́нdiapazón
a range of frequencies between two limits
Examples
752 sentencesWhat time will the band start playing?
О котрій годині цей гурт почне грати?
deUm wie viel Uhr wird die Band anfangen zu spielen?
How many bands will be playing tonight?
Скільки груп гратиме сьогодні?
Tom won't let us sing with his band.
Том не дозволить нам співати з групою.
I would love to sing with your band.
Я би дуже хотів заспівати з вашим гуртом.
I really want to sing with your band.
Я дуже хочу співати з вашим гуртом.
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond,Inherited from Middle English band (also bond), from Old English beand, bænd, bend (“bond, chain, fetter, band, ribbon, ornament, chaplet, crown”), from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”). Middle English band reinforced by Old French bande.
Derived from Middle English band, from Old French bande, from Old Occitan banda (“regiment of troops”), perhaps from Frankish *bend, from Proto-Germanic *bandiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie; bond, band”). Compare German Bande (“band”).
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Forms
plural: bandsSynonyms
10 synonyms- an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material:bandingstripe
- a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration):ring
- a stripe or stripes of contrasting color:bandingstriastriation
- jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger:ring
- a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure:isthmus
- a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing:dance banddance orchestra
Word family
204 related wordsCollocations
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