LEARNit Dictionary

band

noun
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a small group of musicians who play popular music together, often with a singer or singers
گروه موسیقی, دسته موسیقی, گروه نوازندگان
see also boy band, garage band, girl band
2
a group of musicians who play brass and percussion instruments
گروه موسیقی, یگان موسیقی, دسته نوازندگان
a military band
We heard a band strike up in the park.
see also big band, brass band, marching band, one-man band
3
a group of people who do something together or who have the same ideas, interests or achievements
گروه, دسته, باند
a band of outlaws/rebels
He persuaded a small band of volunteers to help.
4
a thin flat piece or circle of any material that is put around things, for example to hold them together or to make them stronger
نوار, حلقه, کمربند
She always ties her hair back in a band.
All babies in the hospital have name bands on their wrists.
She wore a simple band of gold on her finger.
see also armband, hairband, hatband, rubber band, sweatband, waistband
5
a line of colour or material on something that is different from what is around it
نوار, خط رنگی, باریکه
a white plate with a blue band around the edge
The light had expanded in a broad band across the sky.
6
a range of radio waves
باند فرکانسی, محدوده فرکانس, طیف رادیویی
Short-wave radio uses the 20–50-metre band.
7
a range of numbers, ages, prices, etc. within which people or things are counted or measured
بازه, محدوده
the 25–35 age band
Which tax band do you fall into?
verb
1
to put a band of a different colour or material around something
باند پیچیدن, حلقه زدن
2
to organize something into bands of price, income, etc.
محدوده‌بندی کردن, طبقه‌بندی کردن, دسته‌بندی کردن
Tax is banded according to income.