band

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Editorial note

This caused a slight DC bias within each sub band filter.

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Quick take

an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of band gathered in one view.

noun

an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

noun

instrumentalists not including string players

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a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for band.

noun

an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

noun

instrumentalists not including string players

noun

a stripe or stripes of contrasting color; "chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands"; "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"

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an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

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a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

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a range of frequencies between two limits

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a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)

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a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

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jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

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a driving belt in machinery

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a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration

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a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

noun

a restraint put around something to hold it together

verb

bind or tie together, as with a band

verb

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

Example sentences

This caused a slight DC bias within each sub band filter.

I was part of a community of people that were super stoked to talk about some new indie band.

I would open a box, take out a smaller box, put a rubber band around the smaller box, and put it back inside the big one. I lasted two days.

You shared groups and activities, whether it was a sport, a band, drama club, your D&D group, whatever.

You see, I'm an introvert...." But what explanation do you give yourself when you really want to go see a certain band but you think the social aspect will drain you so much it will be hard to enjoy?

Young musicians believe they should be able to throw a band together and be famous, and anything that’s in their way is unfair and evil.

But it really feels like a social band-aid, a temporary solution hiding the symptoms but not the underlying problem.

Almost all news organizations have abandoned reporting in favor of editorial; have cultivated reader opinion in place of responsibility; and have traded ethical standards for misdirection and whatever consensus defines as forgivable.