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Ligature - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Ligature : (noun)
1: (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
2: character consisting of two or more letters combined into
one
3: a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a
clarinet or saxophone
4: thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict
the flow of blood)
5: something used to tie or bind [syn: binder]
6: the act of tying or binding things together [syn: tying]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ligature : \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [L.
ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf.
Ally, League, Legatura, Liable, Ligament.]
1. The act of binding.
2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
3. (Surg.)
(a) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels,
particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
(b) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the
ligature of a joint.
5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. [Obs.]
6. (Mus.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
7. (Print.) A double character, or a type consisting of two
or more letters or characters united, as [ae], [filig],
[ffllig].
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ligature : \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r), v. t. (Surg.)
To ligate; to tie.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Logotype \Log"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? word _ -type.] (Print.)
A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [ae],
[AE], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; -- called also
ligature.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ligature : Ligature: In surgery, a filament or thread used to tie something, such a blood vessel to prevent it from bleeding or the pedicle of a tumor to constrict it. Ligatures may be of silk, gut,
wire, and other materials.
Based on the Latin "ligare" meaning to "bind or tie." ligand come from the same root.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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