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What does band mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word band? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling.
    1. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.
    2. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it.
    3. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached.
    4. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
  2. (architecture) A strip of decoration.
    1. A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments, as of carved foliage, of colour, or of brickwork.
    2. In Gothic architecture, the moulding, or suite of mouldings, which encircles the pillars and small shafts.
  3. That which serves as the means of union or connection between persons; a tie.
  4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  5. (plural) Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.
  6. (physics) A part of the radio spectrum.
  7. (physics) A group of energy levels in a solid state material.
  8. (obsolete) A bond.
  9. (obsolete) Pledge; security.
  10. (especially US) A ring, such as a wedding ring (wedding band), or a ring put on a bird's leg to identify it.
  11. (sciences) Any distinguishing line formed by chromatography, electrophoresis etc
  12. (slang, hiphop, often in the plural) A wad of money totaling $10K, held together by a band; (by extension) money
Verb
  1. (transitive) To fasten with a band.
  2. (transitive, ornithology) To fasten an identifying band around the leg of (a bird).
Noun
  1. A group of musicians who perform together as an ensemble, usually for a professional recording artist.
  2. A type of orchestra originally playing janissary music.
  3. A marching band.
  4. A group of people loosely united for a common purpose (a band of thieves).
  5. (anthropology) A small group of people living in a simple society.
  6. (Canada) A group of aboriginals that has official recognition as an organized unit by the federal government of Canada.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To group together for a common purpose; to confederate.
Verb
  1. (obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of bind
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