band

band

¹

1. a group of musicians playing either brass and percussion instruments only (brass band) or brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments (concert band or military band)

2. a group of instrumentalists generally; orchestra

3. Canadian a formally recognized group of Indians on a reserve

4. Anthropol a division of a tribe; a family group or camp group

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band

²

1. a driving belt in machinery

2. a range of values that are close or related in number, degree, or quality

3. short for energy band

4. Computing one or more tracks on a magnetic disk or drum

5. Anatomy any structure resembling a ribbon or cord that connects, encircles, or binds different parts

6. Architect a strip of flat panelling, such as a fascia or plinth, usually attached to a wall

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

band

1. See waveband.

2. See band spectrum.

Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006

Band

A flat horizontal fascia, or a continuous member or series of moldings projecting slightly from the wall plane, encircling a building or along a wall, that makes a division in the wall.

Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture Copyright © 2012, 2002, 1998 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

band

a small group with a simple social structure. This form of social organization is regarded by US evolutionary anthropologists as existing prior to the TRIBE, CHIEFDOM or the STATE, and is usually associated with hunting and gathering societies. For definitional purposes it is regarded as having no differentiated political institutions and no complex social institutions.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

What does it mean when you dream about a band?

Dreaming of participating in a band indicates a committed team player. A band can be a complex dream symbol, depending upon the dreamer’s past associations.

The Dream Encyclopedia, Second Edition © 2009 Visible Ink Press®. All rights reserved.

band

[band]

(analytical chemistry)

The position and spread of a solute within a series of tubes in a liquid-liquid extraction procedure. Also known as zone.

(building construction)

Any horizontal flat member or molding or group of moldings projecting slightly from a wall plane and usually marking a division in the wall. Also known as band course; band molding.

(communications)

A range of electromagnetic-wave frequencies between definite limits, such as that assigned to a particular type of radio service.

(computer science)

A set of circular or cyclic recording tracks on a storage device such as a magnetic drum, disk, or tape loop.

(cell and molecular biology)

Any of the characteristic transverse stripes exhibited by polytene or metaphase chromosomes that are stained.

(design engineering)

A strip or cord crossing the back of a book to which the sections are sewn.

(geodesy)

Any latitudinal strip, designated by accepted units of linear or angular measurement, which circumscribes the earth.

(geology)

A thin layer or stratum of rock that is noticeable because its color is different from the colors of adjacent layers.

(ordnance)

A metal sleeve joining together the barrel and stock of a gun.

(solid-state physics)

A restricted range in which the energies of electrons in solids lie, or from which they are excluded, as understood in quantum-mechanical terms. Also known as energy bands.

(spectroscopy)

band spectrum

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

band

band, 2

1. Any horizontal flat member or molding or group of moldings projecting slightly from a wall plane and usually marking a division in the wall. Also called band molding or band course.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

band

Refers to a frequency band (i.e., a range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation).

An Illustrated Dictionary of Aviation Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved

band

(1) The range of frequencies used for transmitting a signal. A band is identified by its lower and upper limits; for example, the 10 MHz band from 100 MHz to 110 MHz. See satellite frequency bands, optical bands and 5G frequency bands.

(2) A rectangular section of a page that is created and sent to the printer. See band printing.

(3) (fitness band) See fitness tracker.

(4) The printing element in a band printer. See band printer.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Band

 

(in Russian, bandazh), in engineering, a steel ring or hoop slipped on parts of machines or construction units to increase their durability or reduce wear. For example, in turbine construction, bands tie together the ends of the blades or support the middle part of long blades. The band of electrical machines (motors, generators) is a ring of steel wire wound very tightly onto the drum of the armature that keeps the coiling from falling out of the grooves. The band in pipelines is a ring slipped while hot onto a steel pipeline.

A rolled band (tire) for wheels is a steel ring of shaped profile, made by rolling and slipped while hot onto the wheel of a railroad car, locomotive, streetcar, or other piece of equipment. Bands are made from carbon construction steel.

The Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition (1970-1979). © 2010 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.