banding

Pluralbandings

1. 1
   verb

   The -ing form of band. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

   Residents are banding together to demand cleaner water.

   The researcher is banding each chick before letting it go.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A pattern of stripe-like marks across a surface.

   Like the stripes you see on a zebra.

   The rock showed clear banding in shades of red and gray.

   You can see banding along the cat's striped tail.

   Similarstriping, striation, stripes

3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The sorting of things into groups by size, level, or amount.

   Like sorting toys into boxes by size.

   The school uses banding to put students into reading groups.

   Pay banding sorts workers into clear wage levels.

   Similargrouping, grading, classification

4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Putting small numbered tags on wild birds to track and study them.

   Like putting a numbered name tag on a bird so you can know it again later.

   Bird banding helps scientists learn where ducks travel each year.

   Banding lets researchers find the same bird again next spring.

   Similarringing

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5. 5
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The act of joining together to form a group.

   Like small streams joining to make one big river.

   The banding of farmers into one group gave them more power.

   Their banding together helped them win the vote.

   Similargrouping, amalgamation, unification, consolidation

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