Definition of Ligature

(v. t.)
To ligate; to tie.
  

(n.)
The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.
  

(n.)
The act of binding.
  

(n.)
Impotence caused by magic or charms.
  

(n.)
Anything that binds; a band or bandage.
  

(n.)
A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
  

(n.)
A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.
  

(n.)
A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /.
  

(n.)
A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
  

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ligature
\lig"a*ture\ (l&ibreve;g"&adot;*t&usl;r; 135), n. [l. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. f. ligature. cf. ally, league, legatura, liable, ligament.]
1. the act of binding.
2. anything that binds; a band or bandage.
3. (surg.) (a) a thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage. (b) a thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.
4. the state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the ligature of a joint.
5. impotence caused by magic or charms. [obs.]
6. (mus.) a curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
7. (print.) a double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ?, fi, ffl.
ligature
\lig"a*ture\ (l&ibreve;g"&adot;*t&usl;r), v. t. (surg.) to ligate; to tie.
ligature
n
1. thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
2. something used to tie or bind [syn: binder]

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Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.

Ffas = n. a ligature, a band

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Noun
1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
(hypernym) phrase, musical phrase
(classification) music
2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
3. a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone
(hypernym) band
4. thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
(hypernym) thread, yarn
(derivation) ligate
5. something used to tie or bind
(synonym) binder
(hypernym) ligament
6. the act of tying or binding things together
(synonym) tying
(hypernym) fastening, attachment
(hyponym) ligation
(derivation) ligate

- Static variable in class java.awt.font.GlyphMetrics 
public static final byte LIGATURE
Indicates a glyph that represents multiple characters as a ligature, for example 'fi' or 'ffi'. It is followed by filler glyphs for the remaining characters. Filler and combining glyphs can be intermixed to control positioning of accent marks on the logically preceeding ligature.

Letters which are joined together as a single unit of type such as oe and fi.

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Material (silk, gut, wire, etc) used to ligate.

Any substance, such as catgut, cotton, silk or wire used to tie a vessel or strangulate a part