Definition of ligature in English Turkish dictionary
(Diş Hekimliği) 1. Bir iplik veya kordonla bağlama işlemi. 2. Bir dişi apareye, ark teline veya diğer bir dişe bağlamak için ortodontide kullanılan tel veya iplik
Two or more letters tied into a single character Used for combinations like f and i in "expert" elements of some serif families, such as Bembo or AGaramond
The band that secures the reed to the mouthpiece of wind instruments such as the clarinet and saxophone Also a slur mark on a score, instructing a singer to sing two or more notes to a single syllable
Special letter pairs that are designed to be a single letter form Examples: ff ffi ffl fi fl to top
Two or more characters combined to represent a single typographical character The modern Latin script uses only a few Other scripts use many ligatures that depend on font and style Some languages, such as Arabic, have mandatory ligatures; other languages have characters that were derived from ligatures, such as the German ligature of long and short "s" () and the ampersand (&), which is the contracted form of the Latin word et
A special double character in a font representing two letters as one In modern typography, the most common ligatures are: fi, fl, ffi, ffl, and sometimes ff Others include the vowel pairs ae and oe, and more rarely, ct, st, and sp
A glyph representing a combination of two or more characters In the Latin script, there are only a few in modern use, such as the ligatures between "f" and "i" or "f and l" Other scripts make use of many ligatures, depending on the font and style
Typically of annealed wire, rubber, or a polymer, a tie that secures the archwire in the bracket-slot
Two or more letters tied together into a single letter In some typefaces, character combinations such as fi and fl overlap, resulting in an unsightly shape The fi and fl ligatures were designed to improve the appearance of these characters Letter combinations such as ff, ffl and ffi are available in the Adobe Expert Collections
A single glyph which is composed of two adjacent characters A common example in the latin script is the "fi" ligature which has a nicer feel to it than the sequence
the metal band that binds the reed to the mouthpiece of instruments such as a clarinet or saxophone
{i} act of binding or tying; cord used for tying or binding; something which binds or connects; slur, arched line that connects notes (Music); printed or written character consisting of two or more letters or characters joined together
A thread or string for tying the blood vessels, particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage
A character in which two or more letters have been joined or connected e g , Ligatures were used by early printers to improve the aesthetics of some letter combinations ITA used ligatures to improve the recognition of digraphs A visual form representing a combination of two or more visual forms Ligatures may either be obligatory, in which case their use is required, or optional, when they may be freely used or not
thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood) a metal band used to attach a reed to the mouthpiece of a clarinet or saxophone character consisting of two or more letters combined into one (music) a group of notes connected by a slur
Certain letter combinations that appear frequently together in fonts are combined as one character
A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß, or ij that combines multiple letters
A character whose glyph consists of two or more characters fused together An example found in older writing styles is the fusion of (g) and (zi) Oppurtunities abound to create Ethiopic ligatures