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binding en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• bīndʹing
• /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.

Meanings

1. (of an agreement, qualifier:contract, usually) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured.
   • A sworn statement (i.e., "made under oath)"is legally binding.
   • This contract is a legally binding agreement.
2. (of food) Having the effect of counteracting diarrhea.
   • Bananas and white bread are sometimes considered binding.

Forms

Antonyms

non-binding (antonym(s) of “imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured”)

Deriveds

binding number · immunobinding · FNBP1 · head binding · time-binding · bindingness · bindingly · legally binding · bindingless · cobinding · binding problem · egg binding · nonbinding · radiobinding · phosphobinding · bookbinding · spellbinding · footbinding · make the cheese more binding · time binding · binding agent

Hyponyms

data-binding

Synonyms

obligatory (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · bounden (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured)

Translations (14)

ru обяза́тельный (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · fa الزامآور (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · et siduv (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · nl bindend (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · sv bindande (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · de verbindlich (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · fr contraignant (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · cs závazný (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · oc constringent (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · it vincolante (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · pt vinculante (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · oc constrenhent (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · fi sitova (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured) · es vinculante (imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured)

binding en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• bīndʹing
• /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.

Meanings

1. An item (usually rope, tape, or string) used to hold two or more things together.
2. The spine of a book where the pages are held together.
3. A finishing on a seam or hem of a garment.
4. The association of a named item with an element of a program.
5. The interface of a library with a programming language other than one it is written in.
   • The Python binding is automatically generated.
6. The action or result of making two or more molecules stick together.

Forms

Deriveds

nuclear binding energy (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · single-strand binding protein (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · bias binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · half binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · binding energy (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · static binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · name binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · law binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · binding tape (others) · perfect binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · Roxburghe binding (others) · data binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · late binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · stab binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · Roxburgh binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · early binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · variable binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · dynamic binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · adapter binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · quality binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program) · key binding (programming: The association of a named item with an element of a program)

Translations (32)

ja 背表紙 (spine of a book) · fi sitoutuminen (chemistry: the sticking together) · it legame (chemistry: the sticking together) · de Bindung (spine of a book) · pl bezpiecznik (item holding things tightly together) · ro legare (spine of a book) · hu kötés (spine of a book) · pt lombo (spine of a book) · fr reliure (spine of a book) · hi जिल्द (item holding things tightly together) · pt dorso (spine of a book) · pt lombada (spine of a book) · lb Aband (spine of a book) · pt ligação (chemistry: the sticking together) · fi sitominen (programming: association of a named item with an element of a program) · fi side (item holding things tightly together) · mi tauhere (sewing: finishing on a seam or hem of a garment) · izh niitti (item holding things tightly together) · fi selkä (spine of a book) · it rilegatura (spine of a book) · ru переплёт (spine of a book) · fr liaison (chemistry: the sticking together) · fi päättäminen (sewing: finishing on a seam or hem of a garment) · hy կազմ (spine of a book) · cmn 裝訂 /装订 (spine of a book) · es lomo (spine of a book) · la ligātiō (item holding things tightly together) · ga cumhdach (spine of a book) · mi takā (item holding things tightly together) · hi जिल्द (spine of a book) · es unión (chemistry: the sticking together) · sv bindning (spine of a book)

binding en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• bīndʹing
• /ˈbaɪndɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English byndynge; equivalent to bind + -ing.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of bind
   form of bind