ligature   (Sound)

The noun ligature has 6 senses

• ligature -- ((music) a group of notes connected by a slur)


• ligature -- (character consisting of two or more letters combined into one)


• ligature -- (a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone)


• ligature -- (thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood))


• binder, ligature -- (something used to tie or bind)


• tying, ligature -- (the act of tying or binding things together)