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
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Euroband English
- Ribbonism English
- Ribbonman English
- air English
- airband English
- arm English
- armband English
- armbanded English
- back English
- backband English
- bandable English
- bandbox English
- bandboxy English
- bandcenter English
- bandemia English
- bander English
- bandfic English
- bandfish English
- bandgap English
- bandhead English
- bandhood English
- bandiest English
- bandieth English
- bandiness English
- bandleader English
- bandleading English
- bandless English
- bandlessness English
- bandlike English
- bandlimited English
- bandlimitedness English
- bandlimiting English
- bandmaster English
- bandmate English
- bandmember English
- bandog English
- bandom English
- bandsaw English
- bandshape English
- bandshell English
- bandslash English
- bandsman English
- bandspread English
- bandstand English
- bandstrength English
- bandstring English
- bandstructure English
- bandwagon English
- bandwagoner English
- bandwagoning English
- bandwagonism English
- bandwidth English
- bandy English
- bandyball English
- bantling English
- base English
- baseband English
- belly English
- bellyband English
- bench English
- beribbon English
- bindle English
- black English
- blackband English
- box English
- breast English
- breastband English
- broad English
- broadband English
- brow English
- browband English
- center English
- crossband English
- cytoband English
- desk English
- deskband English
- disband English
- disbander English
- disbandment English
- dog English
- fic English
- fish English
- foot English
- footband English
- free English
- freebander English
- freebanding English
- gap English
- germ English
- germband English
- glam English
- glam band English
- grease English
- greaseband English
- hair English
- hairband English
- hat English
- hatband English
- hay English
- hayband English
- head English
- headband English
- headbanded English
- heteroband English
- hyperband English
- imband English
- immunoband English
- in English
- inband English
- interband English
- interminiband English
- intersubband English
- intraband English
- intrasubband English
- knee English
- kneeband English
- leader English
- leading English
- limited English
- limiting English
- magnetosubband English
- master English
- mate English
- megaband English
- member English
- mesoband English
- microband English
- microribbon English
- midband English
- miniband English
- monoband English
- monobander English
- moor English
- moorband English
- multiband English
- multisubband English
- nanoribbon English
- narrow English
- narrowband English
- neck English
- neckband English
- nonbroadband English
- nose English
- noseband English
- pass English
- passband English
- pentaband English
- plat English
- platband English
- power English
- powerband English
- prebroadband English
- quadband English
- quadriband English
- rain English
- rainband English
- rib English
- ribband English
- ribbon English
- ribboned English
- ribbonfish English
- ribbongrass English
- ribbonite English
- ribbonization English
- ribbonize English
- ribbonless English
- ribbonlike English
- ribbonmaker English
- ribbonry English
- ribbonweed English
- ribbonwood English
- ribbony English
- ridge English
- ridgeband English
- rock English
- rockband English
- rope English
- ropeband English
- saw English
- scratch English
- scratchband English
- shape English
- shell English
- show English
- showband English
- side English
- sideband English
- slash English
- space English
- spaceband English
- spread English
- stand English
- steel English
- steelband English
- stop English
- stopband English
- streamribbon English
- strength English
- string English
- structure English
- subband English
- superband English
- superwideband English
- sweat English
- sweatband English
- throat English
- throatband English
- time English
- timeband English
- train English
- trainband English
- tri-band English
- triband English
- ultrabroadband English
- ultrawideband English
- voice English
- voiceband English
- wagon English
- waist English
- waistband English
- waistbanded English
- war English
- warband English
- watch English
- watchband English
- wave English
- waveband English
- wheel English
- wheelband English
- wide English
- wideband English
- width English
- witherband English
- withers English
- wrist English
- wristband English
- wristbanded English
- wristbanding English
- bändi Finnish
- bändibussi Finnish
- bändisoitin Finnish
- bändisoitto Finnish
- coverbändi Finnish
- haukkupanta Finnish
- haukunestopanta Finnish
- hevibändi Finnish
- hiuspanta Finnish
- kaulapanta Finnish
- keikkabändi Finnish
- lempibändi Finnish
- otsapanta Finnish
- pannoittaa Finnish
- panta Finnish
- pantaheinä Finnish
- poikabändi Finnish
- rockbändi Finnish
- rokkibändi Finnish
- tyttöbändi Finnish
- funis Latin
- fūnārius Latin
- offendix Latin
- Armband German
- Band German
- Bandabstand German
- Bandlücke German
- Bandproduktion German
- Bandrobbe German
- Bandsalat German
- Bandstruktur German
- Bandwurm German
- Bund German
- Bundkuchen German
- Bändchen German
- Bändel German
- Bänkling German
- Dichtband German
- Förderband German
- Haarband German
- Halsband German
- Halsbandschnäpper German
- Klebeband German
- Laufband German
- Leitungsband German
- Magnetband German
- Möbiusband German
- Partyband German
- Schuhband German
- Stimmband German
- Strumpfband German
- Tonband German
- Valenzband German
- bendare Italian
- afplakband Dutch, Flemish
- armband Dutch, Flemish
- autoband Dutch, Flemish
- band Dutch, Flemish
- bandafnemer Dutch, Flemish
- bandbreedte Dutch, Flemish
- banddoorlaatfilter Dutch, Flemish
- bandeloos Dutch, Flemish
- bandenlichter Dutch, Flemish
- bandenloos Dutch, Flemish
- bandfabriek Dutch, Flemish
- bandhond Dutch, Flemish
- bandleider Dutch, Flemish
- bandopnemer Dutch, Flemish
- bandrecorder Dutch, Flemish
- bandsperfilter Dutch, Flemish
- bandwerker Dutch, Flemish
- beestenbende Dutch, Flemish
- bende Dutch, Flemish
- bendeoorlog Dutch, Flemish
- binnenband Dutch, Flemish
- breedband Dutch, Flemish
- buitenband Dutch, Flemish
- cassetteband Dutch, Flemish
- draagband Dutch, Flemish
- gideonsbende Dutch, Flemish
- haarband Dutch, Flemish
- halsband Dutch, Flemish
- jeugdbende Dutch, Flemish
- keelband Dutch, Flemish
- kinband Dutch, Flemish
- klittenband Dutch, Flemish
- kousenband Dutch, Flemish
- leiband Dutch, Flemish
- loopband Dutch, Flemish
- losbandig Dutch, Flemish
- motorbende Dutch, Flemish
- plakband Dutch, Flemish
- polsband Dutch, Flemish
- reserveband Dutch, Flemish
- rockband Dutch, Flemish
- roversbende Dutch, Flemish
- rupsband Dutch, Flemish
- smalband Dutch, Flemish
- sneeuwband Dutch, Flemish
- stemband Dutch, Flemish
- verband Dutch, Flemish
- zijband Dutch, Flemish
- bandage French
- bande French
- bander French
- бант Russian
- venda Spanish, Castilian
- vendaje Spanish, Castilian
- vendar Spanish, Castilian
- πενθερός Ancient Greek
- πεῖσμα Ancient Greek
- φάτνη Ancient Greek
- *bʰendʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰéndʰ-e-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷendʰ-, *kʷn̥dʰ, *kʷondʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- armband Norwegian Bokmål
- band Norwegian Bokmål
- bind Norwegian Bokmål
- breiband Norwegian Bokmål
- bånd Norwegian Bokmål
- rockeband Norwegian Bokmål
- samband Norwegian Bokmål
- vendar Portuguese
- *bandaz Proto-Germanic
- *bandijaną Proto-Germanic
- *bandiz Proto-Germanic
- *bandą Proto-Germanic
- *bandī Proto-Germanic
- *bansaz Proto-Germanic
- *bansiz Proto-Germanic
- *banstuz Proto-Germanic
- *bi Proto-Germanic
- *bindaną Proto-Germanic
- *bindaną, *binda Proto-Germanic
- *bundiją Proto-Germanic
- *bundil- Proto-Germanic
- *bundą Proto-Germanic
- *sprēkō Proto-Germanic
- armband Swedish
- band Swedish
- banda Swedish
- bandledare Swedish
- bandsåg Swedish
- danskt band Swedish
- förband Swedish
- guldband Swedish
- gummiband Swedish
- halsband Swedish
- husband Swedish
- kardborreband Swedish
- måttband Swedish
- samband Swedish
- valensband Swedish
- バンド Japanese
- ブロードバンド Japanese
- リボン Japanese
- band Norwegian Nynorsk
- bind Norwegian Nynorsk
- beand Old English
- bend Old English
- बद्ध Sanskrit
- बध्नाति Sanskrit
- बन्ध Sanskrit
- बन्धन Sanskrit
- *hedband Middle English
- band Middle English
- bond Middle English
- riban Middle English
- banda Irish
- bandach Irish
- bandacht Irish
- banna Irish
- band Old Norse
- bandingi Old Norse
- binda Old Norse
- band Danish
- bredbånd Danish
- bånd Danish
- båndoptager Danish
- funkband Danish
- halsbånd Danish
- stavnsbånd Danish
- bande Old French
- bendel Old French
- bendo Esperanto
- bend Serbo-Croatian
- pant Serbo-Croatian
- band Icelandic
- banda Galician
- بند Persian
- بنده Persian
- ริบบิ้น Thai
- hidban Cebuano
- ban Indonesian
- band Welsh
- band eang Welsh
- band llydan Welsh
- bant Middle Dutch
- bende Middle Dutch
- bant Old High German
- բանտ Old Armenian
- రిబ్బను Telugu
- bann Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bannach Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- band Faroese
- bind Faroese
- bandage Norman
- ban nhạc Vietnamese
- bant Middle High German
- bündel Middle High German
- Band Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- desbander Middle French
- 𐌱𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- *panta Proto-Finnic
- *banssus Proto-Celtic
- *bennā Proto-Celtic
- band Chinese
- bunt Middle Low German
- bendi Swahili
- 리본 Korean
- 밴드 Korean
- *binda Frankish
- bendras Lithuanian
- *nibandʰati Proto-Indo-Aryan
- båndi Kalaallisut, Greenlandic
- in
- air
- hat
- saw
- fic
- hay
- arm
- dog
- gap
- box
- war
- rib
- moor
- plat
- brow
- stop
- pass
- wide
- head
- free
- time
- fish
- rain
- knee
- show
- germ
- desk
- mate
- rope
- foot
- hair
- back
- wave
- neck
- rock
- glam
- side
- nose
- base
- bandy
- black
- power
- shell
- sweat
- bench
- stand
- ridge
- broad
- wrist
- shape
- voice
- watch
- belly
- space
- train
- wheel
- width
- slash
- wagon
- waist
- steel
- grease
- leader
- throat
- center
- breast
- bandom
- bindle
- member
- string
- ribbon
- spread
- narrow
- master
- bander
- imband
- bandog
- inband
- withers
- ribbony
- airband
- ribband
- hatband
- limited
- bandbox
- scratch
- leading
- bandfic
- midband
- subband
- armband
- warband
- disband
- triband
- bandgap
- bandsaw
- hayband
- ropeband
- limiting
- quadband
- bantling
- deskband
- bandsman
- kneeband
- hairband
- bandable
- miniband
- platband
- bandhood
- headband
- Euroband
- cytoband
- wideband
- baseband
- ribboned
- ribbonry
- browband
- moorband
- bandhead
- bandless
- showband
- rockband
- bandfish
- bandmate
- tri-band
- bandieth
- megaband
- timeband
- strength
- noseband
- beribbon
- neckband
- mesoband
- stopband
- footband
- passband
- monoband
- germband
- bandiest
- waveband
- sideband
- bandlike
- bandemia
- bandboxy
- backband
- rainband
- armbanded
- ribbonite
- voiceband
- ribbonize
- superband
- microband
- Ribbonman
- bandyball
- glam band
- spaceband
- steelband
- bandshell
- bandstand
- watchband
- trainband
- bandwagon
- bandslash
- blackband
- bellyband
- ridgeband
- multiband
- bandwidth
- waistband
- sweatband
- hyperband
- disbander
- Ribbonism
- wristband
- broadband
- pentaband
- intraband
- structure
- wheelband
- bandshape
- interband
- bandiness
- powerband
- crossband
- breastband
- ribbonless
- narrowband
- immunoband
- bandspread
- witherband
- headbanded
- bandcenter
- greaseband
- freebander
- heteroband
- nanoribbon
- bandmember
- ribbonlike
- ribbonfish
- bandmaster
- ribbonweed
- ribbonwood
- throatband
- bandleader
- monobander
- bandstring
- quadriband
- wristbanded
- microribbon
- bandleading
- freebanding
- bandwagoner
- ribbongrass
- scratchband
- waistbanded
- disbandment
- ribbonmaker
- bandlimited
- prebroadband
- bandwagonism
- streamribbon
- bandlessness
- multisubband
- wristbanding
- bandwagoning
- bandlimiting
- intrasubband
- intersubband
- bandstrength
- nonbroadband
- bandstructure
- superwideband
- ultrawideband
- ribbonization
- interminiband
- magnetosubband
- ultrabroadband
- bandlimitedness