ALL meanings of ligature
lig·a·ture
L l - noun ligature A thing used for tying or binding something tightly. 1
- noun ligature the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill. 1
- noun ligature anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. 1
- noun ligature a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together. 1
- noun ligature Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters. 1
- noun ligature Printing. a character or type combining two or more letters, as fl and ƕ. 1
- noun ligature Music. slur. a group of notes connected by a slur. a metal band for securing the reed of a clarinet or saxophone to the mouthpiece. 1
- noun ligature Surgery. a thread or wire for constriction of blood vessels or for removing tumors by strangulation. 1
- verb with object ligature to bind with a ligature; tie up; ligate. 1
- noun ligature binding or tie 1
- noun ligature music: slur 1
- noun ligature the act of binding or tying up 0
- noun ligature something used to bind 0
- noun ligature a link, bond, or tie 0
- noun ligature a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc, as for constricting the flow of blood to a part 0
- noun ligature a character of two or more joined letters, such as fl, ffi, ffl 0
- noun ligature a slur or the group of notes connected by it 0
- noun ligature (in plainsong notation) a symbol indicating two or more notes grouped together 0
- verb ligature to bind with a ligature; ligate 0
- noun ligature a tying or binding together 0
- noun ligature a thing used in tying or binding together; tie, bond, etc. 0
- noun ligature a written or printed character containing two or more letters united, as æ, 64258, th 0
- noun ligature a curved line connecting such letters in writing 0
- noun ligature in medieval mensural notation, a symbol representing two or more notes 0
- noun ligature a curved line joining two or more notes in a tie or slur 0
- noun ligature the notes so connected 0
- noun ligature a thread or wire used to tie up an artery, etc. 0
- verb transitive ligature to tie or bind together with a ligature; ligate 0