fascicle
Plural: fascicles
Noun
- an installment of a printed work
- a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
- A bundle or cluster.
- A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
- A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
- A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
- A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin fasciculus, a diminutive of fascis (“bundle”); see also fasces. Doublet of fasciculus.
Synonyms
fascicule, fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, serial
Scrabble Score: 15
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