fascicle

American  

[fas-i-kuhl] / ˈfæs ɪ kəl /

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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fascicle British  

/ ˈfæsɪkəl, fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, fəˈsɪkjʊlə, -lɪt /

noun

1. a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc

2. Also called: fasciculus.  anatomy a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres

3. printing another name for fascicule

4. any small bundle or cluster

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fascicle Scientific  

/ făs′ĭ-kəl /

1. A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow.

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Other Word Forms

• fascicled adjective
• fascicular adjective
• fasciculately adverb
• fasciculation noun

Etymology

Origin of fascicle

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis; fasces, -cle ¹

Example Sentences

However, in skeletal muscles with fascicles, the muscle fibers are shorter than the muscle belly and attach to the tendon at an angle.

From Science Daily

Muscles are made up of sheathed collections of fibers called fascicles.

From Science Magazine

The poems in the real fascicles, which were disbound by editors, were copied out on folded stationery sheets.

From New York Times

Atkins mailed the pages to subscribers as she completed them; readers then sewed the fascicles together as they pleased.

From New York Times

Atkins continued the work — amounting to roughly 400 images — for 10 years, issuing new installments in fascicle, or booklet form, roughly every six months.

From Los Angeles Times