Ligature

/ˈlɪɡət͡ʃɚ/

Synonyms for "ligature" (124 found)

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Closest matches (25)

accentaccent markascender back barbastard typebeard belly bevelblack letterbody bond braid brail cable cancel cap capital case character

Noun(5 words)

archwire tiebind binder character conjoin

Strong matches (37)

Noun(12 words)

constrictelastic ligaturegarote garotes garottes garrotes glyph hitch joinjoined letterletterform ligate

cord counter custos descender direct dot em enexpression markfacefat-faced typefeet fermata font groove hold italickey signatureknot lead

Show 5 more words

letter ligament ligation line link

Related words (62)

logotypelower casemajuscule mark measuremetronomic markminuscule nexus nick notation pause pi pica point presa print roman ropesans serifscript

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segno shank shoulder sign signature slursmall capsmall capitalspun yarnstamp stem string swell symboltempo marktendon thong tietime signaturetwine twist typetype bodytype classtype licetypecase typeface typefounders typefoundryupper casevinculum wire yarn yoke

Noun(8 words)

suturesuture materialsutures threadtie offtourniquets tyingwire ligature

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5 relation types

More general

18 entries

attachment band characterdental devicefastening graph graphemegraphic symbolligamentmedical devicemedical proceduremusical phrasephrasesurgical proceduresymbol thread

Showing 16 of 18 words.

More specific

15 entries

ae ligatureartery ligationcatgutct ligatureduct ligationelastic ligatureff ligatureffi ligaturefi ligatureoe ligaturesilk suture threadvessel ligationwire ligature

Collocations

10 entries

apply a ligatureautomatic ligature supportdiacritic ligatureelastic ligatureligature markligature the arteryligature wireperform a ligaturesurgical ligaturetypographic ligature

Inflections

3 entries

ligatured ligatures ligaturing

Derivations

6 entries

ligate ligated ligates ligating ligation ligatured

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sami used a ligature to strangle Layla.

Source: tatoeba (6710143)

It feels weird to see a ligature in a monospaced font.

Source: tatoeba (11264521)

The first aid in case of viper-bite should consist in placing a tight ligature (string or a boot-lace) around the limb above the punctures.

Source: tatoeba (11574500)

anti-ligature clothing

Source: wiktionary

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