WRIST BAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wrist band mean? 

• WRIST BAND (noun)
  The noun WRIST BAND has 1 sense:

1. a band or bracelet worn around the wrist

  Familiarity information: WRIST BAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WRIST BAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A band or bracelet worn around the wrist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

wrist band; wristlet

Hypernyms ("wrist band" is a kind of...):

band (a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body))

 Context examples 

Each child wore a wrist band fitted with a device that measures skin conductance.

(Animals’ presence may ease social anxiety in kids with autism, NIH)

That allows us to integrate electronics on flexible substrates, like clothing, shoes, and wrist bands for real time monitoring of biomedical diagnostics and athletic performance.

(Materials for the next generation of electronics and photovoltaics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)