ligature

Hear this out loudPause: something that is used to bind. specifically : a filament (as a thread) used in surgery (as for tying blood vessels) 2. : the action or result of binding or tying. the ligature of an artery.

Hear this out loudPauseLigatures are used to keep the reed on the mouthpiece of saxophones and clarinets. They are usually made of metal, with adjustable screws to hold the reed on the mouthpiece. Ligatures can also be made of rubber, leather and other materials.

Hear this out loudPauseLigature (writing), a combination of two or more letters into a single symbol (typography and calligraphy) Ligature (grammar), a morpheme that links two words.

Hear this out loudPauseneume, in musical notation, a sign for one or a group of successive musical pitches, predecessor of modern musical notes.

Hear this out loudPauseOn this page you'll find 21 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ligature, such as: band, bandage, binding, bond, connection, and knot.

Hear this out loudPauseIn writing, though, a ligature is a character that combines two letters. The most common are “æ” (ae) and “œ” (oe), which you may have seen in words like “encyclopædia” or “amœba.”

Hear this out loudPauseThe sound is generated through the vibrations both of the mouthpiece and the reed, therefore the ligature is a key piece holding both together. The vibrations between the mouthpiece, the ligature and the reed make the notes easier, cleaner and faster to articulate.

Hear this out loudPauseOrthodontic ligatures are tiny rubber bands that tie the brackets and wires together. They are a much needed part of your orthodontic treatment because they help to evenly distribute the occlusal forces (the force exerted on opposing teeth when your upper and lower teeth meet together) to straighten your teeth.

Hear this out loudPauseMost neume notation is used to set music to an existing text. The syllable is the fundamental unit of structure, with the neumes themselves serving as a means of “sonifying” the text.

Hear this out loudPauseNeumatic notation was later used in medieval music to indicate certain patterns of rhythm called rhythmic modes, and eventually evolved into modern musical notation. Neumatic notation remains standard in modern editions of plainchant. The earliest Western notation for chant appears in the ninth century.

Hear this out loudPauseThere are 2 types of ligatures – elastic and metal.

Hear this out loudPauseLigatures were invented to solve a practical typesetting problem. In the days of metal fonts, certain characters had features that physically collided with other characters. To fix this, font foundries cast ligatures, which combined the troublesome letters into one piece of type.