Woodwind vs Ligature - What's the difference?
woodwind | ligature |
(musical instruments) Any (mostly wooden) musical instrument which produce sound by the player blowing into them, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.
Related to a woodwind instrument.
(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.
(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.
As nouns the difference between woodwind and ligature
is that woodwind is (musical instruments) any (mostly wooden) musical instrument which produce sound by the player blowing into them, through a reed, or across an opening woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon while ligature is (uncountable) the act of tying or binding something.As a adjective woodwind
is related to a woodwind instrument.As a verb ligature is
(surgery) to ligate; to tie.woodwind
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(wikipedia ligature)Noun
- the ligature of a joint
