"miniband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minibands [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + band. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|band}} mini- + band Head templates: {{en-noun}} miniband (plural minibands)
  1. (biochemistry) A short loop of nucleic acid
    Sense id: en-miniband-en-noun-AdIqmdJB Categories (other): Biochemistry Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  2. (physics) A periodic structure within a superlattice
    Sense id: en-miniband-en-noun-BEN7wYRl Categories (other): Physics Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. (finance) A small percentage of the value of a currency by which it is allowed to fluctuate in a single day, as part of a policy to stabilize the currency. Coordinate_terms: maxiband
    Sense id: en-miniband-en-noun-hMxKxb-D Categories (other): Finance Topics: business, finance
  4. Alternative spelling of mini band (“shorter resistance band”). Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mini band (extra: shorter resistance band)
    Sense id: en-miniband-en-noun-VnQ4Yke3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mini-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 26 3 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 7 14 11 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 23 2 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 22 2 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interminiband

Inflected forms

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