banding

3 definitions found

banding - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banded; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Banding.]
     1. To bind or tie with a band.
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     2. To mark with a band.
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     3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded
        against his throne." --Milton.
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     Banded architrave, Banded pier, Banded shaft, etc.
        (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the
        regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections
        crossing it at right angles.
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  banding \banding\ n.
     A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.
  
     Syn: band, stripe.
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banding - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  banding
      n 1: a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes
           exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow
           banding of bees and wasps" [syn: band, banding,
           stria, striation]
      2: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or
         material [syn: band, banding, stripe]