# banding

Pronunciation: say "BAN-ding" /ˈbændɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of band. — present participle and gerund of band
   - Simple: The -ing form of band. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Local groups are banding together to oppose the new road._
   - _She is banding the bundle of papers with a thick rubber strip._

## Noun

2. A pattern of markings that appear as parallel bands or stripes.
   - Simple: A pattern of stripe-like marks across a surface.
   - _Geologists noted distinct banding across the exposed cliff face._
   - _Under the microscope, the feather revealed fine banding._
3. The sorting of items, people, or values into separate groups, levels, or brackets.
   - Simple: The sorting of things into groups by size, level, or amount.
   - _The council introduced income banding to set its fee levels._
   - _Salary banding groups employees into a few ranked pay levels._
4. A method of studying wild birds by attaching a small, individually numbered metal or plastic tag to a leg or wing.
   - Simple: Putting small numbered tags on wild birds to track and study them.
   - _Banding has revealed the migration routes of many songbirds._
   - _Researchers rely on banding to estimate how long wild geese live._
5. The forming of people or units into a band or brigade.
   - Simple: The act of joining together to form a group.
   - _The banding of small towns into a single district improved local services._
   - _The banding of workers into a union changed life at the factory._

## Noun

6. Obsolete form of bandying. *(obsolete)* — Obsolete form of bandying.
   - Simple: Obsolete form of bandying. You may meet this spelling in very old writing.

## Origin

**Meanings 1–5** — Formed from "band" combined with the suffix "-ing".
**Meaning 6** — Formed from "band" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/banding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).