"ghost band" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost bands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost band (plural ghost bands)
  1. (sciences) Any spurious results clustered together, outside of normal expected ranges (as in a plot of recorded energy values, with an inexplicable blot, marring the clean expected results). Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-ghost_band-en-noun-2Ax8AMzk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 32 Topics: sciences
  2. (biology) A large band or stripe that appears on a developed gel as a wide halo with no specific, distinguishable signal. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-ghost_band-en-noun-jmIe9Q7w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (entertainment) Impersonators of a well-known musical band hired to perform while the real band members are elsewhere.
    Sense id: en-ghost_band-en-noun-xcHsLvkP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 31 32 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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