| BACKBAND | • backband n. A band that passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage. • BACKBAND n. the band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up the shafts of a carriage. |
| BASEBAND | • baseband n. (Telecommunications) The frequency range occupied by a message signal prior to modulation. • baseband n. (Telecommunications, noun adjunct) A method of transmission in which only one frequency channel is used at a time. • baseband n. (Electronics) A device using baseband transmission. |
| BROWBAND | • browband n. Part of a horse’s bridle that runs from just under one ear, across the forehead, to just under the other… • browband n. A band of fur of a contrasting colour on an animal’s brow. • browband n. A band of metal, part of a (person’s) helmet or crown, which covers the brow. |
| FAHLBAND | • fahlband n. (Geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides. • FAHLBAND n. (German) in crystalline rocks, a stratum rich in metals. |
| HAIRBAND | • hairband n. A headband. • hairband n. A hair tie. • hair␣band n. Alternative spelling of hairband. |
| HEADBAND | • headband n. A strip of fabric worn around the head. • headband n. A hair-accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one’s hair back. • headband n. A strip of fabric attached to the top of the spine of a book; used as decoration and reinforcement. |
| NECKBAND | • neckband n. A band worn around the neck. • neckband n. The part of a shirt encircling the neck. • neckband v. To attach a band around the neck (especially of wild animals). |
| NOSEBAND | • noseband n. The part of a bridle or halter that goes over the nose of an animal, particularly a horse. • NOSEBAND n. a strap passing round the nose of a horse, suspended by its own headpiece fitted under the bridle. |
| PASSBAND | • passband n. The range of frequencies or wavelengths that can pass through a filter without being reduced in amplitude. • PASSBAND n. a frequency band that transmits efficiently. |
| PLATBAND | • platband n. A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border. • platband n. (Figuratively) Any border. • platband n. (Architecture) A flat fascia on an architrave, or forming a border round a window, or a horizontal band along a wall. |
| RAINBAND | • rainband n. A dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence… • rainband n. (Meteorology) An elongated cloud and precipitation structure associated with an area of rainfall. • RAINBAND n. a dark band in the earth's atmosphere, caused by the presence of water vapour in the earth's atmosphere. |
| SARABAND | • saraband n. Alternative form of sarabande. • SARABAND n. (Spanish) a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries, resembling the minuet, also SARABANDE. |
| SIDEBAND | • sideband n. The band of frequencies each side of the frequency of a carrier wave; formed as a result of modulation of the carrier. • SIDEBAND n. a band of radio frequencies. |
| STOPBAND | • stopband n. A band of frequencies in which an electronic filter will not let signals pass through. • STOPBAND n. a band of frequencies limited by a filter. |
| WAVEBAND | • waveband n. (Physics) A range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio. • WAVEBAND n. a range of radio frequencies. |
| WIDEBAND | • wideband adj. Describing a communications transmission rate between that of narrowband and broadband. • WIDEBAND n. a wide bandwidth transmission. |