band

English

/bænd/, [beənd]

noun
Definitions
  • A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
  • A long strip of material, color, etc, that is different from the surrounding area.
  • (architecture) A strip of decoration.
  • 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.
  • (physics) A part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
  • (obsolete) A bond.
  • (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  • (especially) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
  • (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
  • (medicine)
  • (slang) A wad of money totaling $1K, held together by a band; (by extension) money

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English band inherited from Old English beand inherited from Proto-Germanic *bandą inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (tie, bind, bond, band), *bʰendʰ- (tie, bind, bond, band).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰendʰ-

Gloss

tie, bind, bond, band

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
👔 🪢

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms