a thin, flat strip of some material for binding, confining, trimming, protecting, etc.: a band on each bunch of watercress.
a fillet, belt, or strap: a band for the hair; a band for connecting pulleys.
a stripe, as of color or decorative work.
a strip of paper or other material serving as a label: a cigar band.
a plain or simply styled ring, without mounted gems or the like: a thin gold band on his finger.
(on a long-playing phonograph record) one of a set of grooves in which sound has been recorded, separated from an adjacent set or sets by grooves without recorded sound.
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a flat collar commonly worn by men and women in the 17th century in western Europe.
Also calleda specific range of frequencies, esp. a set of radio frequencies, as HF, VHF, and UHF.
Also calleda closely spaced group of energy levels of electrons in a solid.
one or more tracks or channels on a magnetic drum.
a strip of thin metal encircling a tooth, usually for anchoring an orthodontic apparatus.
a ribbonlike or cordlike structure encircling, binding, or connecting a part or parts.
(in handbound books) one of several cords of hemp or flax handsewn across the back of the collated signatures of a book to provide added strength.
—v.t.
to mark, decorate, or furnish with a band or bands.