band

1. A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton.
2. A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material.
3. A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing.
4. Something that constrains or binds morally or legally: the bands of marriage and family.
5. A simple ungrooved ring, especially a wedding ring.
6. 1. A neckband or collar.
   2. bands The two strips hanging from the front of a collar as part of the dress of certain clerics, scholars, and lawyers.
   3. A high collar popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.
7. 1. Biology. A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism.
   2. Anatomy. A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together.
8. Physics.
   1. A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation.
   2. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material.
9. Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph record that contains an individual selection or a separate section of a whole.
10. A cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sheets or quires are attached.

1. To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band.
2. To mark or identify with or as if with a band: a program to band migrating birds.

[Middle English bende (from Old English bendand from Old French bande, bende, of Germanic origin) and Middle English bond, band (from Old Norse, band).]

1. 1. A group of people: a band of outlaws.
   2. A group of animals.
2. 1. Anthropology. A unit of social organization especially among hunter-gatherers, consisting of a usually small number of families living together cooperatively.
   2. Canadian. An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government. See Usage Note at First Nation.
3. A group of musicians who perform as an ensemble.

To assemble or unite in a group.

To form a group; unite: banded together for protection.

[Earlier bande, from Old French, banner, troop identified by its standard, of Germanic origin.]

SYNONYMS  band, company, corps, party, troop, troupe. These nouns denote a group of individuals acting together for a common purpose: a band of thieves; a company of scientists; a corps of drummers; a party of tourists; a troop of students on a field trip; a troupe of actors.

noun

1. A long narrow piece, as of material: bandeau, fillet, strip, stripe. See matter.
2. A closed plane curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point or something shaped like this: circle, circuit, disk, gyre, ring, wheel. Archaic orb. See geometry.

verb

To encircle with or as if with a band: begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring. Archaic engird. See edge/center.

noun

1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.
2. A group of people acting together in a shared activity: company, corps, party, troop, troupe. See performing arts.
3. An organized group of criminals, hoodlums, or wrongdoers: gang, pack, ring. Informal mob. See group.

verb

To assemble or join in a group: combine, gang up, league, unite. See collect/distribute.

Definition: join
Antonyms: split up

1. a cord, tie, chain, or metal collar by which something is bound. n 2. a contrasting strip or strip of material running through or along the edge of a material.

An instrumental ensemble. At its loosest ‘band’ is used for any ensemble bigger than a chamber group. The word may originate in the medieval Latin bandum (‘banner’), the flag under which soldiers marched. Such origins seem to be reflected in its usage for a group of military musicians playing brass, woodwind and percussion instruments, ranging from a few fifes and drums to a full-scale military band. In 18th-century England ‘band’ was colloquially used for an orchestra. It is now often used for groups of related instruments, as in ‘brass band’, ‘wind band’, ‘horn band’ and ‘steel band’. Several types were named by function rather than constitution (dance band, jazz band, rehearsal band, stage band). The marching band, which originated in the USA, consists of woodwind and brass instruments, a large percussion section, drum majorettes, flag twirlers etc. Another modern development is the American symphonic wind band, which derives from such groups as Gilmore's Band (1859) and the US Marine Band under John Philip Sousa (1880-92).

Anthropology

Music

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1. Any horizontal flat member or molding or group of moldings projecting slightly from a wall plane and usually marking a division in the wall. Also called band molding or band course.

band, 2

1. the act of encircling and binding with a thin strip of material.
2. in genetics, any of several techniques of staining chromosomes so that a characteristic pattern of transverse dark and light bands becomes visible, permitting identification of individual chromosome pairs.

An instrumental ensemble, usually consisting of percussion, woodwind, and brass instruments, and excluding strings.

Tutor's tip: The "band" (tribe or group) "banned" (past tense of to ban or forbid) chickens from the huts.

Dreaming of participating in a band indicates a committed team player. A band can be a complex dream symbol, depending upon the dreamer's past associations.

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Band may refer to a specific group:

• Band (music), a company of musicians
• School band, a group of student musicians who rehearse and perform instrumental music together
• Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission and radar
• Band society, a small group of humans in a simple form of society
• Band (First Nations Canada), the primary unit of First Nations Government in Canada
• Marching Band, a group of performers that consist of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching (and possibly other movements) with their musical performance
• The primary unit of Native Americans in the United States
• A herd or flock of animals, such as gorillas or coyotes
• Bands (Italian Army irregulars), military units once in the service of the italian Regio Esercito

Band can refer to a thin strip of material in a loop:

• such as a rubber band or a wedding ring
• Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics and lawyers
• Bird banding, placing a numbered bands of metal on birds' legs for identification
• Bandolier - ammunition belt
• Möbius strip

In metals and semiconductors, band can refer to:

• Valence band
• Conduction band
• Band gap

In mathematics, band refers to:

• Band (algebra), an idempotent semigroup

Band can also refer to:

• Band, Mureş in Romania
• Bánd, a village in Hungary
• The Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group
  • The Band (album), its eponymous album released in 1969
• Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes
• Spectral bands are part of optical spectra of polyatomic systems
• Band cells, a type of white blood cell

See also

• Banding

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - bånd, elastik
v. tr. - binde sammen, bundte

idioms:

• band saw    båndsav

2.
n. - band, orkester, bande
v. tr. - danne et band, samle et band
v. intr. - slutte sig sammen

idioms:

• band together    forene, sammenslutte

Nederlands (Dutch)
band, ring, bende, streep, troep, muziekkorps, popgroep, bereik, nummer, kant, frequentieband, strepen, samenbinden, (zich) verenigen, ringen, naar niveau indelen

Français (French)
1.
n. - bande, ruban, anneau, plage
v. tr. - border, classer

idioms:

• band saw    (Tech) scie à ruban

2.
n. - groupe, troupe, (Mus) orchestre, (Mil, etc) fanfare
v. tr. - se réunir, s'unir à un groupe
v. intr. - se réunir, se rassembler

idioms:

• band together    se réunir ensemble

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Band, Streifen, Ring
v. - mit einem Band versehen

idioms:

• band saw    Bandsäge

2.
n. - Bande, Schar, Gruppe
v. - gruppieren

idioms:

• band together    sich zusammentun

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ιμάντας, λωρίδα, λουράκι, ζώνη, ταινία, κορδέλα, τσέρκι, δέσιμο, περιβραχιόνιο, λαιμαριά, μπάντα, συγκρότημα, συμμορία, κλίκα, παρέα, συντροφιά, σιρίτι, γαλόνι, περιοχή, μπάντα (ραδιοσυχνοτήτων)
v. - δένω με ιμάντα, συνδέω, σχηματίζω ομάδα, συνασπίζομαι

idioms:

• band saw    πριονοκορδέλα
• band together    συνασπίζομαι
• head band    (ενδυμ.) κεφαλόδεσμος

Italiano (Italian)
banda, anello, nastro, striscia, branco, orchestra

idioms:

• a one-man band    orchestra a due sole mani
• band saw    sega a nastro
• wave band    banda di frequenza

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fita (f), bando (m), banda (f) de música, venda (f)
v. - atar, reunir, conspirar

idioms:

• a one-man band    banda (f) de uma pessoa só
• band saw    serra (f) de fita
• band together    aliar-se
• brass band    banda de metais (Mús.)
• elastic band    elástico (m)
• rubber band    elástico (m)
• wave band    faixa (f) de ondas (Rád.)

Русский (Russian)
группа, банда, кольцо, лента, тесьма, оркестр

idioms:

• a one-man band    человек-оркестр, все сам делает
• band saw    ленточная пила
• band together    собираться (на общую цель)
• brass band    духовой оркестр
• elastic band    резинка
• rubber band    резинка
• wave band    длина волны

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - anillo, argolla, aro, cinta, faja, lista, tira
v. tr. - encintar, fajar, anillar, colocar bandas

idioms:

• band saw    sierra de cinta

2.
n. - banda, pandilla, grupo, cuadrilla, banda de música, orquesta de jazz
v. tr. - agrupar, poner bandas
v. intr. - agruparse

idioms:

• band together    colocar bandas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - band, remsa, tejp, bård, linning, trupp, rand, skara, följe, musikkapell, drivrem, prästkrage, skärp, bälte
v. - sätta band på, förena sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 带, 细绳, 橡皮圈, 松紧带, 箍, 传送带, 传动带, 用带捆, 用条纹装饰, 为...装箍, 给...镶边

idioms:

• band saw    带锯

2. 伙, 群, 帮, 管乐队, 乐团, 乐队, 使聚集, 使团结, 聚集, 联合

idioms:

• band together    结合起来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 帶, 細繩, 橡皮圈, 鬆緊帶, 箍, 傳送帶, 傳動帶
v. tr. - 用帶捆, 用條紋裝飾, 為...裝箍, 給...鑲邊

idioms:

• band saw    帶鋸

2.
n. - 夥, 群, 幫, 管樂隊, 樂團, 樂隊
v. tr. - 使聚集, 使團結
v. intr. - 聚集, 聯合

idioms:

• band together    結合起來

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 띠(밴드), 줄무늬
v. tr. - ~에 밴드를 매다, 줄무늬를 넣다

2.
n. - 떼, 음악대
v. tr. - ~을 결합시키다
v. intr. - 단결하다, 동맹하다

idioms:

• band together    동맹하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ひも, バンド, たが, 一団, 一群, 縞, 楽団, 周波数帯, 一隊, 周波帯
v. - 団結させる, 団結する, ひもで縛る

idioms:

• a one-man band    辻音楽師, 独演会
• band saw    帯鋸
• band together    団結させる, 集める
• citizens' band    市民バンド

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رباط, عصبه, زمرة, فرقه او جوقه موسيقيه (فعل) عصب, ربط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רצועה, פס, סרט, טבעת נישואים‬
v. tr. - ‮שם רצועה על, סימן בפסים‬
n. - ‮קבוצה, תזמורת, כנופייה, קטגוריה של פריטים, להקה, עדר, טווח של תדירויות גלים‬
v. tr. - ‮הקימו קבוצה למטרה מסוימת‬
v. intr. - ‮התארגנו בקבוצה למטרה מסוימת‬

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