Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) A strip of proteins in the myofibril, that stains dark.* (R:SOED5: page=1)(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Thomas, Clayton L. others = title =Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary origdate = origyear = 1940 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = 5th date = year =1993 month = publisher =F. A. Davis Company location =Philadelphia, PA language = id = doi = isbn =0-8036-8313-8 lccn = ol = pages =1)
Wikipedia
A band may refer to:
- A band (radio), a range of radio frequencies
- A Band, a musical improvisation group, originally from Nottingham, England
- A-band, the anisotropic band in sarcomeres
- A (band), a rock band from Suffolk, England
- A band, a group of musicians
Usage examples of "a band".
Up ahead, in the last of the silverish light, she saw a small clearing, a natural place for a band of weary Resistance fighters to rest.
The hall was a mass of flowers and a band played to entertain them while they waited.
The Christmas party was in full swing when Augusta boarded: a band played on the main deck, and passengers in evening dress drank champagne and danced with friends who had come to say good-bye.
A simpleton shall wipe the dews of death, and close my eyes: and when I cross the river of death, let me be met by a band of the heavenly host, who were all simpletons here on earth, and too good for such a hole, so now they are in heaven, and their garments always white--because there are no laundresses there.
Now a band of such common men, with perhaps a few uncommon ones hidden among them, was being marched into that temple.
The first time had been by a band of unemployed bravos, mercenary guards, on their way south from Questors View.
The dwarves said theyve never met a band of Dark Brothers so intent on running away, like they had to get somewhere and couldnt take the time to fight.
I slipped on the rug, and underneath was a double circle set into the wood of the floor with symbols in a band around the circle.