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Meaning of Ligament | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈlɪɡəmənt

Definitions

  1. A band of strong tissue that connects bones to other bones.
  2. That which binds or acts as a ligament.

Equivalents

العربية الرباط رباط
Azərbaycanca bağ
Bosanski vez
Català lligament
Čeština vaz vazivo
Cymraeg gewyn
Deutsch Band Ligament
Ελληνικά σύνδεσμος
Español ligamento
Eesti side
Français ligament
Gaeilge ballnasc
ગુજરાતી અસ્થિબંધન
עברית רצועה
Hrvatski vez
Magyar szalag
Bahasa Indonesia ligamen
Íslenska band
日本語 靭帯 靱帯
ქართული კავშირი მყესი
Қазақша байлам
ខ្មែរ វាវ
한국어 인대
Kurdî band
Lietuvių raištis
Latviešu saite
Македонски лигамент
မြန်မာဘာသာ အရွတ်
Nederlands ligament
Português ligamento
Slovenčina väz
Slovenščina vez
Српски sveza vez свеза
Svenska ledband ligament
Tagalog gatil
ئۇيغۇرچە سىڭىر
Українська зв'я́зка
Tiếng Việt dây chằng

Examples

“It so chanced that at this juncture the decayed ligaments of the skeleton gave way, and the dry bones fell together in a heap, thus causing the dusty wreath of cypress to drop upon the table.”
“Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone.”
“It remains to mention one consideration which naturally occurred in the reflections upon the expediency of assuming the State Debts. This is its tendency to strengthen our infant Government by increasing the number of ligaments between the Government and the interests of Individuals.”
“1845, Daniel Webster, oration on Justice Joseph Story Justice is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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