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

Derived Forms

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

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

The body of the muscle is called the epimysium. the interior of the muscle is divided into sections called endomysium, which are separated from each other by fascicle.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Describe the fascicle arrangement in the muscles of the abdominal wall.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

What follows are the most common fascicle arrangements.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

As we have already seen, this maybe effected by using opaque balloons, and throwing upon them at unequal intervals a luminous fascicle by means of a projector.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various