binding

n.

1. The action of one that binds.
2. Something that binds or is used as a binder.
3. The cover that holds together the pages of a book.
4. A strip sewn or attached over or along an edge for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.
5. Sports. Fastenings on a ski for securing the boot.

adj.

1. Serving to bind.
2. Uncomfortably tight and confining.
3. Imposing or commanding adherence to a commitment, an obligation, or a duty: binding arbitration; a binding agreement.

bindingly bind'ing·ly adv.
bindingness bind'ing·ness n.

1. Covering that holds together the pages of a book, booklet, catalog, or magazine; See also case; spine

2. Process used to collate and join pages; also called bindery line. See also perfect binding; saddle stitching; side wire; spiral binding.

adj

Definition: confining
Antonyms: alterable, breakable, revocable, unbinding, unconfining, unnecessary

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n

A reversible combination of various drugs with body constituents such as plasma proteins.

As used in statute, commonly means obligatory, 172 N.E. 2d 703. See binder.

binding agreement a conclusive agreement, see 148 S.W. 290, 291.

binding arbitration see arbitration [binding arbitration].

binding instruction an instruction which directs jury how to determine a case only if the conditions stated in that one instruction are shown to exist. 207 S.W. 2d 304.

1. holding separate units together.
2. in meat hygiene terms, the capacity to absorb and retain water.

• b. element — a specific sequence in DNA, usually less than 10 nucleotides, to which a particular protein binds; the tertiary structure of the sequence also influences the binding.
• b. quality — a measurement of the binding capacity of a sample, e.g. of meat.
• b. test — is used to measure amounts of antigen or antibody by measuring the amount to which it is bound in an immune complex either directly (primary), after separation by precipitation, agglutination or complement fixation (secondary) or the in vivo effects (tertiary).

(DOD, NATO) The fastening or securing of items to a movable platform called a pallet. See also palletized unit load.

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of applying a bandage; The protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book; Strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration; The capacity to attract and hold something. Also: exercising a restraining force.

We are the living links in a life force that moves and plays around and through us, binding the deepest soils with the farthest stars. — Alan Chadwick

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - indbinding, omslag, bind
adj. - bindende, uigenkaldelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bindend, boekband, boordsel, verband

Français (French)
n. - reliure, extra-fort (du ruban), fixation (de ski)
adj. - obligatoire, qui lie, qui engage, ferme (un prix), (Jur) obligatoire, exécutoire, (US, Pol) élection primaire, (dont le résultat lie le vote des délégués à celui du parti), (Méd) constipant, agglomérant

Deutsch (German)
n. - Einband, Bindung
adj. - verbindlich, bindend

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέσιμο, βιβλιοδεσία, σύνδεση
adj. - δεσμευτικός, υποχρεωτικός

Italiano (Italian)
legatura, vincolante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ligação (f), encadernação (f), debrum (m)
adj. - que liga

Русский (Russian)
переплет, обязательный, имеющий обязательную силу

Español (Spanish)
n. - atadura, encuadernación
adj. - obligatorio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bindning, förband, bård
adj. - bindande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装订, 镶边, 封皮, 滚条, 捆绑的, 有约束力的, 必须遵守的, 粘合的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裝訂, 鑲邊, 封皮, 滾條
adj. - 捆綁的, 有約束力的, 必須遵守的, 粘合的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 묶기, 끈, 표지
adj. - 구속력이 있는, 의무적인, 묶는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縛ること, 束縛, 製本, 縁取り材料, 本の表紙, ビンディング
adj. - 拘束力のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غلاف الكتاب, كفه حاشيه القماش (صفه) ملزم, موجب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כריכה, רצועת שוליים‬
adj. - ‮קושר, כובל, מחייב, כורך יחד‬

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Gbc Binding	binding machine
binding combs	binding machines