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- Dictionaryli·ga·ture/ˈliɡəCHər/
noun
- 1. a thing used for tying or binding something tightly: "there was no sign of the ligature which strangled her"
- 2. a slur or tie.
verb
- 1. bind or connect with a ligature: "he ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus"
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A ligature is something that binds or connects, such as a thread used in surgery or a character consisting of two or more letters. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and medical and kids definitions of ligature.
Ligature is a noun that means a thread or wire used for tying something, especially a blood vessel. Learn more about its medical and musical uses, and see sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
noun. the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill. anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. a tie or bond: the ligature of mutual need that bound them together. Printing, Orthography. a stroke or bar connecting two letters.
In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more graphemes or letters are joined to form a single glyph. Examples are the characters æ and œ used in English and French, in which the letters a and e are joined for the first ligature and the letters o and e are joined for the second ligature.
Ligature is when two things are tied or stitched together, and it's also the thread or cord that's used to do the binding. If you hit your head and need stitches, you'll go to the emergency room for ligature.
A ligature is a combination of two or more letters joined into a single unit, such as æ or &. Learn about the history, types, and uses of ligatures in writing, printing, music, and surgery.
Ligature is a noun that means a character of two or more joined letters, such as fl, ffi, ffl, or a thread or wire for tying around a vessel, duct, etc. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of ligature in different contexts.
