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Cord vs Ligature - What's the difference?

cord | ligature |

As nouns the difference between cord and ligature

is that cord is a long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity while ligature is (uncountable) the act of tying or binding something.

As verbs the difference between cord and ligature

is that cord is to furnish with cords while ligature is (surgery) to ligate; to tie.

cord

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); (uncountable) such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
    • The burglar tied up the victim with a cord .
    He looped some cord around his fingers.
  • A small flexible electrical conductor composed of wires insulated separately or in bundles and assembled together usually with an outer cover; the electrical cord of a lamp, sweeper ((US) vacuum cleaner), or other appliance.
  • A unit of measurement for firewood, equal to 128 cubic feet (4 × 4 × 8 feet), composed of logs and/or split logs four feet long and none over eight inches diameter. It is usually seen as a stack four feet high by eight feet long.
  • * 1851 , Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
    • Unerringly impelling this dead, impregnable, uninjurable wall, and this most buoyant thing within; there swims behind it all a mass of tremendous life, only to be adequately estimated as piled wood is—by the cord
  • (in plural'' cords ) ''See cords.
  • : a cross-section measurement of an aircraft wing.
  • : musical sense.
  • (figuratively) Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.
  • * Tennyson
    • The knots that tangle human creeds, / The wounding cords that bind and strain / The heart until it bleeds.
  • * 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter I,
    • Every detail of the house and garden was familiar; a thousand cords of memory and affection drew him thither; but a stronger counter-motive prevailed.
  • (anatomy) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, especially a tendon or nerve.
    • spermatic''' cord; '''spinal''' cord; '''umbilical''' cord; '''vocal cords

    Synonyms

    * (length of twisted strands) cable, twine * cable, flex * See also

    Derived terms

    * cordless * extension cord * power cord * pull cord * spinal cord * umbilical cord * vocal cords

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To furnish with cords
  • To tie or fasten with cords
  • To flatten a book during binding
  • To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.
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    ligature

    English

    (wikipedia ligature)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
  • (countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
  • A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
  • The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
    • the ligature of a joint
  • (countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
  • (countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
  • (music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
  • (countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
  • Impotence caused by magic or charms.

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * liaison * ligate * ligation

    Verb

    (ligatur)
  • (surgery) To ligate; to tie.
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