Ligature - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɪɡətʃər|
Brit.
|ˈlɪɡətʃə|
noun
- (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
- character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
- a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
- thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
- something used to tie or bind (syn: binder)
- the act of tying or binding things together (syn: tying)
- character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
- a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
- thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
- something used to tie or bind (syn: binder)
- the act of tying or binding things together (syn: tying)
Extra examples
...the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place...
...a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation...
Word forms
noun
singular: ligature
plural: ligatures
singular: ligature
plural: ligatures
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