Definition of LEMNISCUS

lemniscus

Meanings

Plural: lemnisci, lemniscuses

Noun

  • a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
  • One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
  • A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
  • A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).

Synonyms

fillet

Scrabble Score: 13

lemniscus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lemniscus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lemniscus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

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