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Look up: ligature


  1. Ligature
    Any material, for example nylon, silk, catgut or wire, that is tied firmly around a blood vessel or duct to prevent bleeding, the passage of materials, etc.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  2. ligature
    img src='http://www.jgoffin.freeserve.co.uk/abf/glossary/swash_ligature.gif'> Two or more letters tied together into a single letter. In some typefaces, character combinations such as fi and fl overlap, resulting in an unsightly shape. The fi and fl ligatures were designed to improve the appearance ...
    Found op http://www.jgoffin.freeserve.co.uk/abf/glossary.htm

  3. ligature
    [n] - (music) a group of notes connected by a slur 2. [n] - character consisting of two or more letters combined into one 3. [n] - a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone 4. [n] - thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the...
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=ligature

  4. Ligature
    Letters that are joined together as a single unit of type such as oe and fi.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829

  5. 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. From the Latin 'ligare' meaning to 'bind or tie.' Ligate and ligand come from the sam...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=4161

  6. Ligature
    Lig'a·ture (lĭg'ȧ*tur; 135) noun [ Latin ligatura , from ligare , ligatum , to bind: confer French ligature . Confer Ally , League , Legatura , Liable , Ligament .] 1....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/40

  7. Ligature
    Lig'a·ture (lĭg'ȧ*tur) transitive verb (Surg.) To ligate; to tie.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/40

  8. ligature
    1. The act of binding. ... 2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. ... 3. <surgery> A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. ... 4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, th...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?ligature

  9. ligature
    noun (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ligature

  10. ligature
    (lig´ә-chәr) any material, such as a thread or wire, used in surgery to tie off blood vessels to prevent bleeding, or to treat abnormalities in other parts of the body by constricting the tissues; see also strangulation.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  11. Ligature
    • (n.) Anything that binds; a band or bandage. • (n.) The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint. • (n.) Impotence caused by magic or charms. • (n.) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc. • (n.) The act of binding. • (n.) A curve...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/ligature/



  1. ligature
    (from the article `calligraphy`) ...or nearly illiterate writing of private individuals. The scribe`s aim was to write quickly, lifting his pen very little and consequently often ... ...(Albertacci), had already offered at Venice in 1554 models that combined the overdisciplined strokes of Palatino w...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/49

  2. ligature
    (from the article `musical notation`) ...separate notes within them. In time, a firmly rectilinear notation of heavy horizonal pen strokes, diamond-shaped dots, and hairline vertical ... ...poetic metres—I (trochee), II (iamb), III (dactyl), IV (anapest), V (spondee), and VI (tribrach). The ear...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/49

  3. ligature
    ligature 1. The process of binding or tying. 2. A band or bandage. 3. A thread or wire for tying a blood vessel or other structure in order to constrict or fasten it.
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1185/2

  4. Ligature
    In music a ligature is a curve or line connecting notes, thereby forming a slur.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/VL.HTM

  5. Ligature
    [palaeography] ==Fair use rationale for :Image:Jina11.jpg== This image is a cover of the audio recording Jintara Poonlarp 11. Its inclusion in the article Jintara Poonlarp 11 and the articles about specific songs on the album is claimed as fair use because: The use of the cover illustration ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(palaeography)

  6. Ligature
    [medicine] In surgery or medical procedure, a ligature consists of a piece of thread (suture) tied around an anatomical structure, usually a blood vessel or another hollow structure (e.g. urethra) to shut it off. With a blood vessel the surgeon will clamp the vessel perpendicular to the axis...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(medicine)

  7. Ligature
    [music] In music notation, a ligature is a graphic symbol representing two or more notes performed in a single gesture, and on a single syllable, primarily in use ca. 800–1650 AD. They are characteristic of neumatic (chant) and mensural notation. The notation and meaning of ligatures has c...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligature_(music)

  8. ligature
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lig′ă-chūr Definitions: 1. A thread, wire, fillet, or the like, tied tightly around a blood vessel, the pedicle of a tumor, or other structure to constrict it. 2. In orthodontics, a wire or other material used to secure an orthodontic attachment or tooth to ...
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=50203

  9. Ligature
    Characters conjoined in order to avoid overlap and clumsy spacing. Common ligatures are: fi and fl
    Found op http://www.precisionintermedia.com/about-typography.html

  10. Ligature
    Curved line connecting notes to be sung or played as a phrase.
    Found op http://www.classicalworks.com/html/glossary.html

  11. ligature
    1) Binding 2) Blood vessel securer 3) Bond 4) It's binding 5) Musical phrase 6) Phrase
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/ligature/1

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