Antonyms for bandings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ban-ding
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbæn dɪŋ


Definition of bandings

Origin :
  • "a flat strip," also "something that binds," a merger of two words, ultimately from the same source. In the sense "that by which someone or something is bound," it is attested from early 12c., from Old Norse band "thin strip that ties or constrains," from Proto-Germanic *bindan, from PIE *bendh- "to bind" (cf. Gothic bandi "that which binds; Sanskrit bandhah "a tying, bandage," source of bandana; Middle Irish bainna "bracelet;" see bend (v.), bind (v.)). Most of the figurative senses of this word have passed into bond (n.), which originally was a phonetic variant of this band.
  • The meaning "a flat strip" (late 14c.) is from Old French bande "strip, edge, side," via Old North French bende, from Old High German binda, from Proto-Germanic *bindan (see above). In Middle English, this was distinguished by the spelling bande, but since the loss of the final -e the words have fully merged. Meaning "broad stripe of color" is from late 15c.; the electronics sense of "range of frequencies or wavelengths" is from 1922. The Old North French form was retained in heraldic bend. Band saw is recorded from 1864.
  • As in lace : noun netted material
  • As in strip : noun thin piece of material
  • As in stripe : noun line, strip
  • As in outlining : noun sketching
Example sentences :
  • Others are banded on a larger scale; and there are also bandings of texture where the color is uniform.
  • Extract from : « The Popular Science Monthly, August, 1900 » by Various
  • Bandings of herring-bone inlay and rounded mouldings to drawers are very characteristic.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture » by Arthur Hayden

Synonyms for bandings

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