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bind·ing
(bīn′dĭng)n.
1. The action of one that binds: glue for the binding of pieces of plastic pipe.
2. Something that binds or is used as a binder.
3.
a. The manner in which the pages of a book are joined and held together: Is the binding of that book stitched or glued?
b. The material that holds the pages of a book together, especially the cover: a book with a leather binding.
4. A strip of fabric or tape sewn or attached over or along an edge for protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation.
5. Sports The fastening on a ski or board for securing the boot, often releasing automatically to prevent injury.
adj.
1. Serving to bind: a binding protein.
2. Uncomfortably tight and confining.
3. Tending to cause constipation: foods that are binding.
4. Imposing or commanding adherence to a commitment, an obligation, or a duty: binding arbitration; a binding agreement.
bind′ing·ly adv.
bind′ing·ness n.
binding
(ˈbaɪndɪŋ)n
1. anything that binds or fastens
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the covering within which the pages of a book are bound
3. (Knitting & Sewing) the material or tape used for binding hems, etc
adj
4. imposing an obligation or duty: a binding promise.
5. causing hindrance; restrictive
bind•ing
(ˈbaɪn dɪŋ)n.
1. the act of fastening, securing, uniting, or the like.
2. anything that binds.
3. the covering within which the leaves of a book are bound.
4. a strip of material that protects or decorates the edge of a tablecloth, rug, etc.
5. a fastening to lock a boot onto a ski.
adj. 6. able or likely to bind; restrictive.
7. having power to bind; obligatory.
[1200–50]
bind′ing•ly, adv.
bind′ing•ness, n.
binding
The fastening or securing of items to a movable platform called a pallet. See also palletized unit load.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() attractiveness, attraction - the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" |
2. | binding - strip sewn over or along an edge for reinforcement or decoration | |
3. | ![]() medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury | |
4. | ![]() mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles | |
5. | ![]() book, volume - physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together; "he used a large book as a doorstop" half binding - book binding in which the spine and part of the sides are bound in one material and the rest in another protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" three-quarter binding - the spine and much of the sides are a different material from the rest of the cover | |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract" |
binding
adjective compulsory, necessary, mandatory, imperative, obligatory, conclusive, irrevocable, unalterable, indissoluble a legally binding commitment
free, voluntary, optional, discretionary, unforced, unconstrained, noncompulsory
free, voluntary, optional, discretionary, unforced, unconstrained, noncompulsory
Translations
جِلْدَه، غِلاف
vazba
indbinding
bókband
binding
[ˈbaɪndɪŋ]B. ADJ
1. [agreement, contract, decision] → vinculante; [promise] → que hay que cumplir
to be binding on sb → ser obligatorio para algn
to be binding on sb → ser obligatorio para algn
2. (Med) → que estriñe
binding
[ˈbaɪndɪŋ]bind
(baind) – past tense, past participle bound (baund) – verb1. to tie up. The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.
2. to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book). Bind this book in leather.
ˈbinding noun the covering in which the leaves of a book are fixed. leather binding.
-bound (as part of a word) prevented from making progress by a particular thing. The ship was fogbound.
bind·ing
n. enlace; ligazón; venda; vendaje.