Strand — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stɹˈænd/

🇬🇧British English

/stɹˈand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stɹˈand/

1 syllable Say it as /stɹˈænd/.

Examples

he tried to pick up the strands of his former life
I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously
a string of beads

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chain maroon fibril string run aground ground filament

Parts of Speech

noun	a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole “he tried to pick up the strands of his former life”
noun	line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
noun	a necklace made by a stringing objects together “a string of beads”
noun	a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
noun	a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides)
noun	a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
verb	leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue “the travellers were marooned”
verb	drive (a vessel) ashore
verb	bring to the ground “the storm grounded the ship”

Word Forms

string	verb	thread on or as if on a string
filamentous	adjective	thin in diameter; resembling a thread
maroon	noun	a person who is stranded (as on an island)
ground	noun	the solid part of the earth's surface

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

brin

un modèle formant une unité au sein d’un ensemble structurel plus vaste

🇪🇸Spanish

hebra

un patrón que forma una unidad dentro de un todo estructural más amplio

🇮🇹Italian

filo

un modello che forma un’unità all’interno di un insieme strutturale più ampio

🇳🇱Dutch

streng

een patroon dat een eenheid vormt binnen een groter structureel geheel

🇵🇹Portuguese

fio

um padrão formando uma unidade dentro de um todo estrutural maior

🇷🇺Russian

прядь

образец, образующий единство внутри более крупного структурного целого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

किनारा

एक पैटर्न जो एक बड़े संरचनात्मक संपूर्ण के भीतर एकता बनाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ট্র্যান্ড

একটি বৃহত্তর কাঠামোগত সমগ্র মধ্যে একটি ঐক্য গঠন একটি প্যাটার্ন

🇮🇳Tamil

இழை

ஒரு பெரிய கட்டமைப்பு முழுமைக்குள் ஒற்றுமையை உருவாக்கும் ஒரு முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్ట్రాండ్

ఒక పెద్ద నిర్మాణాత్మక మొత్తంలో ఐక్యతను ఏర్పరుచుకునే నమూనా

🇮🇳Marathi

स्ट्रँड

मोठ्या स्ट्रक्चरल संपूर्ण मध्ये एकता निर्माण करणारा नमुना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટ્રાન્ડ

એક પેટર્ન જે મોટા માળખાકીય સમગ્રમાં એકતા બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಳೆ

ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ಡ ರಚನಾತ್ಮಕ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಒಳಗೆ ಏಕತೆಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಮಾದರಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟ੍ਰੈਂਡ

ਇੱਕ ਪੈਟਰਨ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਢਾਂਚੇ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਏਕਤਾ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹا

ایک پیٹرن جو ایک بڑے ساختی پورے کے اندر اتحاد کی تشکیل کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

股

在更大的结构整体中形成统一的模式

🇯🇵Japanese

ストランド

より大きな構造全体の中で統一性を形成するパターン

🇰🇷Korean

바닷가

더 큰 구조적 전체 내에서 통일성을 형성하는 패턴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sợi dây

một mô hình hình thành sự thống nhất trong một tổng thể cấu trúc lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

สาระ

รูปแบบที่ก่อให้เกิดความสามัคคีภายในโครงสร้างที่ใหญ่ขึ้นทั้งหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

untai

suatu pola yang membentuk kesatuan dalam keseluruhan struktural yang lebih besar

🇲🇾Malay

helaian

corak membentuk satu kesatuan dalam keseluruhan struktur yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حبلا

نمط يشكل وحدة داخل كل هيكلي أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

رشته

الگویی که یک وحدت را در یک کل ساختاری بزرگتر تشکیل می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

iplik

daha büyük bir yapısal bütün içinde bir birlik oluşturan bir model

🇮🇱Hebrew

גָדִיל

דפוס היוצר אחדות בתוך שלם מבני גדול יותר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'strand'?

The primary meaning of 'strand' is 'a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole'.

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Using 'strand' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'strand' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'strand' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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