- ligature wire
- a soft, thin wire used to tie an arch wire to band attachments or brackets in an orthodontic appliance.
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ligature wire
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Ligature — Lig a*ture (l[i^]g [.a]*t[ u]r; 135), n. [L. ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf. {Ally}, {League}, {Legatura}, {Liable}, {Ligament}.] 1. The act of binding. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ligature — [lig′ə chər] n. [ME < MFr < LL ligatura < pp. of L ligare, to bind < IE base * leiĝ , to bind > MLowG līk, a tie, MHG geleich, joint, Alb lidhe, a bond] 1. a tying or binding together 2. a thing used in tying or binding together;… … English World dictionary
Ligature — Material (silk, gut, wire, etc) used to ligate (to tie) something. Ligatures are used to tie off blood vessels. Ligature is from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A thread, wire, fillet, or the like, tied tightly around a blood… … Medical dictionary
Ligature (musical instrument) — A ligature is a device which holds a reed on to the mouthpiece of some woodwind instruments such as the saxophone and clarinet. On early clarinets the reed was instead secured by wrapping it with string, and this method is still preferred by most … Wikipedia
ligature — /lig euh cheuhr, choor /, n., v., ligatured, ligaturing. n. 1. the act of binding or tying up: The ligature of the artery was done with skill. 2. anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. 3. a tie or bond: the… … Universalium
wire — Synonyms and related words: BX cable, Teletype, armored cable, band, bandage, battery cable, bell wire, belt, bend, bind, bind up, brace, braid, brail, bundle, cable, cablegram, cannon, chain, cinch, coaxial cable, cord, cutpurse, day letter, dip … Moby Thesaurus
ligature — UK [ˈlɪɡətʃə(r)] / US [ˈlɪɡətʃər] / US [ˈlɪɡəˌtʃʊr] noun [countable] Word forms ligature : singular ligature plural ligatures 1) formal a piece of rope or string that you tie around something 2) medical a thread or wire that doctors tie around a… … English dictionary
wire — Slender and pliable rod or thread of metal. arch w. SYN: archwire. guide w. See guidewire. Kirschner w. an apparatus for skeletal traction in long bone … Medical dictionary
ligature — lig•a•ture [[t]ˈlɪg ə tʃər, ˌtʃʊər[/t]] n. v. tured, tur•ing 1) the act of binding or tying up 2) anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord 3) a tie or bond 4) a stroke or bar connecting two letters 5) pri a… … From formal English to slang
ligature — /ˈlɪgətʃə / (say liguhchuh) noun 1. the act of binding or tying up. 2. anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord. 3. a tie or bond. 4. Printing, Handwriting a stroke or bar connecting two letters. 5. Printing a… …
