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; see fasces, -cle ¹

Example Sentences

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 • Oct. 9, 2018

Based on the patterns of fascicle arrangement, skeletal muscles can be classified in several ways.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

What follows are the most common fascicle arrangements.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Inside each skeletal muscle, muscle fibers are organized into individual bundles, each called a fascicle, by a middle layer of connective tissue called the perimysium.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The name Phacelia is from a Greek word signifying a fascicle, or bunch, and refers to the fascicled or clustered flower-racemes.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth