strand2Pronunciation: /strand/Translate strand | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of strand noun a single thin length of something such as thread, fibre, or wire, especially as twisted together with others:strands of coloured wool a single hair or thin lock of hair: strands of dark hair had fallen over his brows a string of beads or pearls. an element that forms part of a complex whole:the journal has carried articles representing many different strands of opinion on the leftOrigin: late 15th century: of unknown originstrand in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of strand in the US English dictionary