banding

Plural: bandings

Noun

• a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
  • "the black and yellow banding of bees and wasps"
• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
• A pattern of band-like markings.
• A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
• A division into bands or brackets.
• The formation of a band or brigade.
• Obsolete form of bandying.

Verb

• bind or tie together, as with a band
• attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
• present participle and gerund of band

Examples

• property tax banding
• You can recognize this species of bird by the banding on the wing.

Synonyms

band, ring, stria, striation, stripe, ringing