User Contributed Dictionary
Pronunciation
Noun
bands- Plural of band
Verb
bands- third-person singular of band
Extensive Definition
Band may refer to a specific group:
- Band (music), a company of musicians
- Band (radio), a range of frequencies or wavelengths used in radio transmission
- Band (algebra), an idempotent semigroup
- Band society, a small group of humans in a simple form of society
- Band (First Nations Canada), the primary unit of First Nations Government in Canada
- The primary unit of Tribal Government (United States)
- A herd or flock of animals, such as gorillas or coyotes
Band can refer to a thin strip of material in a
loop:
- such as a rubber band or a wedding ring
- Bands (neckwear), two pieces of cloth fitted around the neck as part of formal clothing for clergy, academics and lawyers
- Bird banding, placing a numbered bands of metal on birds' legs for identification
- Bandolier - ammunition belt
- A paper strip placed around a book for promotional purposes.
In metals and semiconductors, band can refer to:
Band can also refer to:
- Band, Mureş in Romania
- Bánd, a village in Hungary
- The
Band, a Canadian-American rock and roll group
- The Band (album), its eponymous album released in 1969
- Brazilian broadcast television network Rede Bandeirantes
- Spectral bands are part of optical spectra of polyatomic systems
- Band cells, a type of white blood cell
See also
bands in Danish: Bånd
bands in German: Band
bands in French: Bande
bands in Korean: 밴드
bands in Italian: Banda
bands in Dutch: Band
bands in Japanese: バンド
bands in Portuguese: Banda
bands in Romanian: Trupă
bands in Swedish: Band