ligature

  • 21ligature —    In calligraphy and typography, two or more letters joined together to create a single character. Among the most common such combinations: æ (a+e) and Æ (A+E). Among other letters most commonly combined include oe, fi, ff, and ffl. When cast… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 22ligature — 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

  • 23ligature — Logotype Log o*type, n. [Gr. lo gos word + type.] (Print.) A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [ae], [AE], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; called also {ligature}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24ligature — liga ит. [ли/га] Ligatur нем. [лигатур] ligatura ит. [лигату/ра] ligature фр. [лигатю/р], англ. [ли/гэчуэ] лигатура, лига ◊ ligato ит. [лига/то] …

    Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

  • 25ligature — Лигатура (Ligature)     Лигатура от лат. ligare – связывать.     Знак (символ), объединяющий две (и более) буквы. Как правило, в лигатуре знаки меняют свою форму по отношению к самостоятельному варианту. В русском языке лигатуры не применяются. В …

    Шрифтовая терминология

  • 26ligature — Procédé d’envoûtement, hostile et démoniaque, qui participe depuis la nuit des temps à une érudition alliant intimement magie et sexualité. Fruit d’une jalousie féroce, ce maléfice vise à rendre une union inconsommable, en «barrant» le sexe de… …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 27ligature — [ lɪgətʃə] noun 1》 a thing used for tying something tightly.     ↘a cord used in surgery, especially to tie up a bleeding artery. 2》 Music a slur or tie. 3》 Printing a character consisting of two or more joined letters, e.g. æ. verb bind or… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28ligature — 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

  • 29ligature — /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… …

  • 30ligature — ligatūra statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Metalai, sulydomi su tauriaisiais metalais. atitikmenys: angl. ligature; master alloy rus. лигатура …

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