bande: meaning and definitions

A group of people: a band of outlaws. A group of animals.

A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind one object or to hold a number of objects together: a metal band around the bale of cotton.

A strip or stripe that contrasts with something else in color, texture, or material.

A narrow strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing.

Something that constrains or binds morally or legally: the bands of marriage and family.

A simple ring, especially a wedding ring.

A neckband or collar. The two strips hanging from the front of a collar as part of the dress of certain clerics, scholars, and lawyers. A high collar popular in the 1500s and 1600s.

Biology A chromatically, structurally, or functionally differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism. Anatomy A cordlike tissue that connects or holds structures together.

Physics A specific range of wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic radiation. A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a material.

Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph record that contains an individual selection or a separate section of a whole.

A cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sheets or quires are attached.

To tie, bind, or encircle with or as if with a band.

To mark or identify with a band: a program to band migrating birds.

Anthropology A unit of social organization especially among hunter-gatherers, consisting of a usually small number of families living together cooperatively. Canadian An aboriginal group officially recognized as an organized unit by the Canadian government. See Usage Note at First Nation.

A group of musicians who perform as an ensemble.