Definition of ligature in English:

ligature

noun ˈlɪɡətʃə

1A thing used for tying or binding something tightly.
there was no sign of the ligature which strangled her
Example sentencesExamples
- A typical rodent model of chronic pain involves tying a temporary ligature around the sciatic nerve.
- In particular, they are questioning a fracture on the right side of Shipman's neck, which they claim is not consistent with being caused by the knot of the ligature.
- First, if a ligature is tied around the fertilized egg to prevent communication between the anterior and posterior regions, the result is a gap in the body plan, with some regions failing to develop.
- She said death could occur in such a way if a victim had been strangled or if the palm of the hand or a ligature had been pushed against the neck.
- The ligature had been secured to a wall fixture.
- A Prison Service spokesperson said: ‘Paramedics were called to the prison and there were no signs of a ligature.’
- A ligature made from an old sheet and a dressing gown cord were left in the landing and an unusual handwritten note left in the rent book.
- The ligatures were kept in position to cause accumulation of microbial dental plaque during the experimental period.
- It appears the children took the little boy from his home to a remote area and, from the evidence of ligatures around his neck, tried to hang him.
- Tourniquets, ligatures, and compression bandages should not be used.
- He had been strangled with a ligature and his wrists were tied.
- The organ was then suspended, by means of a ligature placed around the basilar artery, in a vessel containing 10% formaldehyde solution.
- The scrub person can be alert for oozing or plan for more ties, ligatures, or clips.
- At windswept Dens, he has a near-death experience when he is almost throttled by his own comb-over, 18-inch strands entwining in the gale to form a deadly ligature.
- The 48-year-old had suffered appalling head injuries and also had a ligature around her neck.
- He was careful not to leave fingerprints at the crime scenes and he strangled all his victims with ligatures (cords, ropes, etc.) rather than murder them violently, leaving lots of blood and gore on the murder scenes.
- If bony tissue is not palpable, the application of a ligature around the pedicle allows the digit to fall off.
- Frowning intently, he unwinds his orange turban, knots it in a ligature around his right biceps, and starts pumping his arm.
- He said marks on his body, including bruises on different parts of his head were not, in his opinion, suspicious, and had probably been caused when he was freed from the ligature and during subsequent resuscitation attempts.
- Her hands were tied together so tightly that the ligature was cutting into the skin.
1. 1.1 A cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Suture ligatures and electrocoagulation are the two most common techniques for hemostasis.
  The ligatures on his splenic artery and vein had slipped.
  The second stage involves placing a deeper and more precise ligature at the base of the lesion.
  The alternative of tying the damaged vessel with a ligature had been employed by various surgeons dating back to Celsus, a Roman medical author in the first century ad.
  The ovary was grasped with a hemostat, a ligature was placed around the oviduct and blood vessels, and the ovary was removed.
  Synonyms
  string, thread, thong, lace, ribbon, strap, tape, tie, line, rope, cable, wire
2Music
A slur or tie.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ligature equivalent to two semibreves persisted for some time and is still found in the early 18th century in the works of J. J. Fux.
3Printing
A character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl.
Example sentencesExamples
- See the separated-at-birth diptych above: not quite punctuation mark and not quite ligature, the ampersand is a confection to be savored, indeed.
- See the ligature (the ‘fi’ combined into one character)?
- For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals.
- It had to overlap and go crazy on ligatures we had never thought possible, nor even desirable.
- The ampersand is an ancient Roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one character of the e and t in the Latin et, meaning and.
1. 3.1 A stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  In this book's case, the ligatures don't serve as useful little joining devices but more like ornaments - flourishes that add a touch of whimsy to the letters and also recall, again, the flowing beauty of hand lettering.
  With a little more clarity I remember being taught ‘real’ writing, joining the letters with neat little ligatures to form an extremely regular and legible ‘round-hand’ script, such as was then in fashion for all general clerical work.

verb ˈlɪɡətʃə

[with object]

Bind or connect with a ligature.
he ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus

Origin

Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- 'bound', from the verb ligare.

Definition of ligature in US English:

ligature

noun

1A thing used for tying or binding something tightly.
there was no sign of the ligature which strangled her
Example sentencesExamples
- If bony tissue is not palpable, the application of a ligature around the pedicle allows the digit to fall off.
- In particular, they are questioning a fracture on the right side of Shipman's neck, which they claim is not consistent with being caused by the knot of the ligature.
- He said marks on his body, including bruises on different parts of his head were not, in his opinion, suspicious, and had probably been caused when he was freed from the ligature and during subsequent resuscitation attempts.
- He was careful not to leave fingerprints at the crime scenes and he strangled all his victims with ligatures (cords, ropes, etc.) rather than murder them violently, leaving lots of blood and gore on the murder scenes.
- A typical rodent model of chronic pain involves tying a temporary ligature around the sciatic nerve.
- Her hands were tied together so tightly that the ligature was cutting into the skin.
- The organ was then suspended, by means of a ligature placed around the basilar artery, in a vessel containing 10% formaldehyde solution.
- First, if a ligature is tied around the fertilized egg to prevent communication between the anterior and posterior regions, the result is a gap in the body plan, with some regions failing to develop.
- It appears the children took the little boy from his home to a remote area and, from the evidence of ligatures around his neck, tried to hang him.
- The 48-year-old had suffered appalling head injuries and also had a ligature around her neck.
- He had been strangled with a ligature and his wrists were tied.
- At windswept Dens, he has a near-death experience when he is almost throttled by his own comb-over, 18-inch strands entwining in the gale to form a deadly ligature.
- The scrub person can be alert for oozing or plan for more ties, ligatures, or clips.
- The ligatures were kept in position to cause accumulation of microbial dental plaque during the experimental period.
- Frowning intently, he unwinds his orange turban, knots it in a ligature around his right biceps, and starts pumping his arm.
- A ligature made from an old sheet and a dressing gown cord were left in the landing and an unusual handwritten note left in the rent book.
- She said death could occur in such a way if a victim had been strangled or if the palm of the hand or a ligature had been pushed against the neck.
- The ligature had been secured to a wall fixture.
- Tourniquets, ligatures, and compression bandages should not be used.
- A Prison Service spokesperson said: ‘Paramedics were called to the prison and there were no signs of a ligature.’
1. 1.1 A cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Suture ligatures and electrocoagulation are the two most common techniques for hemostasis.
  The ovary was grasped with a hemostat, a ligature was placed around the oviduct and blood vessels, and the ovary was removed.
  The second stage involves placing a deeper and more precise ligature at the base of the lesion.
  The alternative of tying the damaged vessel with a ligature had been employed by various surgeons dating back to Celsus, a Roman medical author in the first century ad.
  The ligatures on his splenic artery and vein had slipped.
  Synonyms
  string, thread, thong, lace, ribbon, strap, tape, tie, line, rope, cable, wire
2Music
A slur or tie.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ligature equivalent to two semibreves persisted for some time and is still found in the early 18th century in the works of J. J. Fux.
3Printing
A character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl.
Example sentencesExamples
- It had to overlap and go crazy on ligatures we had never thought possible, nor even desirable.
- See the ligature (the ‘fi’ combined into one character)?
- See the separated-at-birth diptych above: not quite punctuation mark and not quite ligature, the ampersand is a confection to be savored, indeed.
- For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals.
- The ampersand is an ancient Roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one character of the e and t in the Latin et, meaning and.
1. 3.1 A stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing.
  Example sentencesExamples
  With a little more clarity I remember being taught ‘real’ writing, joining the letters with neat little ligatures to form an extremely regular and legible ‘round-hand’ script, such as was then in fashion for all general clerical work.
  In this book's case, the ligatures don't serve as useful little joining devices but more like ornaments - flourishes that add a touch of whimsy to the letters and also recall, again, the flowing beauty of hand lettering.

verb

[with object]

Bind or connect with a ligature.
he ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus

Origin

Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- ‘bound’, from the verb ligare.

单词	ligature
释义	Definition of ligature in English: ligature noun ˈlɪɡətʃə 1A thing used for tying or binding something tightly. there was no sign of the ligature which strangled her Example sentencesExamples A typical rodent model of chronic pain involves tying a temporary ligature around the sciatic nerve. In particular, they are questioning a fracture on the right side of Shipman's neck, which they claim is not consistent with being caused by the knot of the ligature. First, if a ligature is tied around the fertilized egg to prevent communication between the anterior and posterior regions, the result is a gap in the body plan, with some regions failing to develop. She said death could occur in such a way if a victim had been strangled or if the palm of the hand or a ligature had been pushed against the neck. The ligature had been secured to a wall fixture. A Prison Service spokesperson said: ‘Paramedics were called to the prison and there were no signs of a ligature.’ A ligature made from an old sheet and a dressing gown cord were left in the landing and an unusual handwritten note left in the rent book. The ligatures were kept in position to cause accumulation of microbial dental plaque during the experimental period. It appears the children took the little boy from his home to a remote area and, from the evidence of ligatures around his neck, tried to hang him. Tourniquets, ligatures, and compression bandages should not be used. He had been strangled with a ligature and his wrists were tied. The organ was then suspended, by means of a ligature placed around the basilar artery, in a vessel containing 10% formaldehyde solution. The scrub person can be alert for oozing or plan for more ties, ligatures, or clips. At windswept Dens, he has a near-death experience when he is almost throttled by his own comb-over, 18-inch strands entwining in the gale to form a deadly ligature. The 48-year-old had suffered appalling head injuries and also had a ligature around her neck. He was careful not to leave fingerprints at the crime scenes and he strangled all his victims with ligatures (cords, ropes, etc.) rather than murder them violently, leaving lots of blood and gore on the murder scenes. If bony tissue is not palpable, the application of a ligature around the pedicle allows the digit to fall off. Frowning intently, he unwinds his orange turban, knots it in a ligature around his right biceps, and starts pumping his arm. He said marks on his body, including bruises on different parts of his head were not, in his opinion, suspicious, and had probably been caused when he was freed from the ligature and during subsequent resuscitation attempts. Her hands were tied together so tightly that the ligature was cutting into the skin. 1.1 A cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery. Example sentencesExamples Suture ligatures and electrocoagulation are the two most common techniques for hemostasis. The ligatures on his splenic artery and vein had slipped. The second stage involves placing a deeper and more precise ligature at the base of the lesion. The alternative of tying the damaged vessel with a ligature had been employed by various surgeons dating back to Celsus, a Roman medical author in the first century ad. The ovary was grasped with a hemostat, a ligature was placed around the oviduct and blood vessels, and the ovary was removed. Synonyms string, thread, thong, lace, ribbon, strap, tape, tie, line, rope, cable, wire 2Music A slur or tie. Example sentencesExamples The ligature equivalent to two semibreves persisted for some time and is still found in the early 18th century in the works of J. J. Fux. 3Printing A character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl. Example sentencesExamples See the separated-at-birth diptych above: not quite punctuation mark and not quite ligature, the ampersand is a confection to be savored, indeed. See the ligature (the ‘fi’ combined into one character)? For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals. It had to overlap and go crazy on ligatures we had never thought possible, nor even desirable. The ampersand is an ancient Roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one character of the e and t in the Latin et, meaning and. 3.1 A stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing. Example sentencesExamples In this book's case, the ligatures don't serve as useful little joining devices but more like ornaments - flourishes that add a touch of whimsy to the letters and also recall, again, the flowing beauty of hand lettering. With a little more clarity I remember being taught ‘real’ writing, joining the letters with neat little ligatures to form an extremely regular and legible ‘round-hand’ script, such as was then in fashion for all general clerical work. verb ˈlɪɡətʃə [with object] Bind or connect with a ligature. he ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus Origin Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- 'bound', from the verb ligare. Definition of ligature in US English: ligature noun 1A thing used for tying or binding something tightly. there was no sign of the ligature which strangled her Example sentencesExamples If bony tissue is not palpable, the application of a ligature around the pedicle allows the digit to fall off. In particular, they are questioning a fracture on the right side of Shipman's neck, which they claim is not consistent with being caused by the knot of the ligature. He said marks on his body, including bruises on different parts of his head were not, in his opinion, suspicious, and had probably been caused when he was freed from the ligature and during subsequent resuscitation attempts. He was careful not to leave fingerprints at the crime scenes and he strangled all his victims with ligatures (cords, ropes, etc.) rather than murder them violently, leaving lots of blood and gore on the murder scenes. A typical rodent model of chronic pain involves tying a temporary ligature around the sciatic nerve. Her hands were tied together so tightly that the ligature was cutting into the skin. The organ was then suspended, by means of a ligature placed around the basilar artery, in a vessel containing 10% formaldehyde solution. First, if a ligature is tied around the fertilized egg to prevent communication between the anterior and posterior regions, the result is a gap in the body plan, with some regions failing to develop. It appears the children took the little boy from his home to a remote area and, from the evidence of ligatures around his neck, tried to hang him. The 48-year-old had suffered appalling head injuries and also had a ligature around her neck. He had been strangled with a ligature and his wrists were tied. At windswept Dens, he has a near-death experience when he is almost throttled by his own comb-over, 18-inch strands entwining in the gale to form a deadly ligature. The scrub person can be alert for oozing or plan for more ties, ligatures, or clips. The ligatures were kept in position to cause accumulation of microbial dental plaque during the experimental period. Frowning intently, he unwinds his orange turban, knots it in a ligature around his right biceps, and starts pumping his arm. A ligature made from an old sheet and a dressing gown cord were left in the landing and an unusual handwritten note left in the rent book. She said death could occur in such a way if a victim had been strangled or if the palm of the hand or a ligature had been pushed against the neck. The ligature had been secured to a wall fixture. Tourniquets, ligatures, and compression bandages should not be used. A Prison Service spokesperson said: ‘Paramedics were called to the prison and there were no signs of a ligature.’ 1.1 A cord or thread used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery. Example sentencesExamples Suture ligatures and electrocoagulation are the two most common techniques for hemostasis. The ovary was grasped with a hemostat, a ligature was placed around the oviduct and blood vessels, and the ovary was removed. The second stage involves placing a deeper and more precise ligature at the base of the lesion. The alternative of tying the damaged vessel with a ligature had been employed by various surgeons dating back to Celsus, a Roman medical author in the first century ad. The ligatures on his splenic artery and vein had slipped. Synonyms string, thread, thong, lace, ribbon, strap, tape, tie, line, rope, cable, wire 2Music A slur or tie. Example sentencesExamples The ligature equivalent to two semibreves persisted for some time and is still found in the early 18th century in the works of J. J. Fux. 3Printing A character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ, fl. Example sentencesExamples It had to overlap and go crazy on ligatures we had never thought possible, nor even desirable. See the ligature (the ‘fi’ combined into one character)? See the separated-at-birth diptych above: not quite punctuation mark and not quite ligature, the ampersand is a confection to be savored, indeed. For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals. The ampersand is an ancient Roman symbol derived from the ligature or combination into one character of the e and t in the Latin et, meaning and. 3.1 A stroke that joins adjacent letters in writing or printing. Example sentencesExamples With a little more clarity I remember being taught ‘real’ writing, joining the letters with neat little ligatures to form an extremely regular and legible ‘round-hand’ script, such as was then in fashion for all general clerical work. In this book's case, the ligatures don't serve as useful little joining devices but more like ornaments - flourishes that add a touch of whimsy to the letters and also recall, again, the flowing beauty of hand lettering. verb [with object] Bind or connect with a ligature. he ligatured the duodenum below the pylorus Origin Middle English: via late Latin ligatura from Latin ligat- ‘bound’, from the verb ligare.
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