Ligature - English meaning

ˈlɪɡ.ə.tʃər

Ligature – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A thing used for tying or binding something tightly.
Usage examples:
There was no sign of the ligature which strangled her
noun
A slur or tie.
Usage examples:
The ligature equivalent to two semibreves persisted for some time and is still found in the early 1…
noun
A character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl.
Usage examples:
The ampersand is an ancient roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one characte…

verb
Bind or connect with a ligature.
Usage examples:
He ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus

noun
A thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel
Usage examples:
Ligatures are used in surgery to stop the flow of a bleeding artery.

Ligature translation into English

Ligature: translate from English into Chinese

结扎, 捆, 连字

Ligature: translate from English into Dutch

Ligatuur, Verband, Afbinden, Band, Verbinding, Verbindingsteken, Toebinden

Ligature: translate from English into French

Ligature, Ligaturer, Liaison

Ligature: translate from English into German

Ligatur, Binde, Unterbinden, Abbindungsschnur, Abbindungsdraht

Ligature: translate from English into Hindi

संयुक्ताक्षर, युक्ताक्षर, संबंध, ताल्लुक़

Ligature: translate from English into Italian

Legatura

Ligature: translate from English into Korean

합자, 끈, 묶기, 이음줄, 묶다

Ligature: translate from English into Russian

Лигатура, Вязь, Связь, Перевязка, Соединение, Перевязывание, Связывание, Лига, Перевязывать

Ligature: translate from English into Spanish

Ligadura

Word origin

Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- ‘bound’, from the verb ligare .

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Ligature – similar words

ligatures

ˈlɪɡ.ə.tʃər

noun
A thing used for tying or binding something tightly.
Usage examples:
There was no sign of the ligature which strangled her

verb
Bind or connect with a ligature.
Usage examples:
He ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus

noun
A thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel
Usage examples:
Ligatures are used in surgery to stop the flow of a bleeding artery.

Ligatures - all meanings in English

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