Banding — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stripe or stripes of contrasting color

an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹəmˌɛlaɪzd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈɒfəsˌɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈɒfəsˌɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹəmˌɛlaɪzd/.

Examples

chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands
the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps
ring birds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ring stria striation stripe band

Parts of Speech

noun	a stripe or stripes of contrasting color “chromosomes exhibit characteristic bands”
noun	an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
verb	bind or tie together, as with a band
verb	attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify “ring birds”

Word Forms

striate	verb	mark with striae or striations
stripy	adjective	marked or decorated with stripes
stripe	verb	mark with stripes
band	noun	a restraint put around something to hold it together
ring	noun	a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Streifenbildung

ein Streifen oder Streifen in Kontrastfarbe

🇫🇷French

baguage

une ou plusieurs rayures de couleur contrastée

🇪🇸Spanish

bandas

una raya o rayas de color contrastante

🇮🇹Italian

fasciatura

una o più strisce di colore contrastante

🇳🇱Dutch

bandvorming

een streep of strepen van contrasterende kleur

🇵🇹Portuguese

bandas

uma faixa ou listras de cor contrastante

🇷🇺Russian

полосатость

полоса или полосы контрастного цвета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैंडिंग

विपरीत रंग की एक धारी या धारियाँ

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যান্ডিং

একটি স্ট্রাইপ বা বিপরীত রঙের স্ট্রাইপ

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டு கட்டுதல்

ஒரு பட்டை அல்லது மாறுபட்ட நிறத்தின் கோடுகள்

🇮🇳Telugu

బ్యాండింగ్

విరుద్ధమైన రంగు యొక్క గీత లేదా చారలు

🇮🇳Marathi

बँडिंग

विरोधाभासी रंगाची पट्टी किंवा पट्टे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્ડિંગ

વિરોધાભાસી રંગની પટ્ટી અથવા પટ્ટાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಂಡಿಂಗ್

ವ್ಯತಿರಿಕ್ತ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಟ್ಟೆಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാൻഡിംഗ്

ഒരു സ്ട്രൈപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൈരുദ്ധ്യമുള്ള വരകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਂਡਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਪਰੀਤ ਰੰਗ ਦੀਆਂ ਧਾਰੀਆਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بینڈنگ

متضاد رنگ کی پٹی یا دھاریاں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

条带

一条或多条对比色条纹

🇯🇵Japanese

バンディング

対照的な色のストライプ

🇰🇷Korean

밴딩

대비되는 색상의 줄무늬

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dải

một sọc hoặc sọc có màu tương phản

🇹🇭Thai

แถบ

แถบหรือแถบสีตัดกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pita

garis atau garis dengan warna kontras

🇲🇾Malay

pengikat

jalur atau jalur warna yang kontras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النطاقات

شريط أو خطوط ذات لون متباين

🇮🇷Persian

باندبندی

یک نوار یا راه راه با رنگ متضاد

🇹🇷Turkish

şeritlenme

zıt renkte bir şerit veya şeritler

🇮🇱Hebrew

להקות

פס או פסים של צבע מנוגד

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