ligature
noun
1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
Definition categories: communication, phrase
2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
Definition categories: communication, character, graph, grapheme
3. a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
Definition categories: man–made, band
4. thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
Definition categories: man–made, thread, yarn
5. something used to tie or bind
Similar word(s): binder
Definition categories: man–made, ligament
6. the act of tying or binding things together
Similar word(s): tying
Definition categories: act, attachment, fastening
Sentences with ligature as a noun:
- the ligature of a joint
verb
1. (surgery) To ligate; to tie.