fascicle
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ɪ noun
1.
a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
2.
a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
3.
Botany. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
4.
Anatomy. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.
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World English Dictionary
fascicle (ˈfæsɪkəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc |
| 2. | anatomy Also called: fasciculus a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres |
| 3. | printing another name for fascicule |
| 4. | any small bundle or cluster |
| [C15: from Latin fasciculus a small bundle, from fascis a bundle] | |
| 'fascicled | |
| —adj | |
| fascicular | |
| —adj | |
| fasciculate | |
| —adj | |
| fas'ciculately | |
| —adv | |
| fascicu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
fascicle
1620s, from L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis (see fasces). Related: Fasciculation.
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
| fascicle (fās'ĭ-kəl) Pronunciation Key
A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow. |
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Example sentences
Individual needles in a fascicle show different levels of browning.
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