fascicle
a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
Botany. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
Anatomy. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.
Origin of fascicle
1Words Nearby fascicle
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How to use fascicle in a sentence
All the species of this section, except P. Nelsonii, have deciduous fascicle-sheaths.
The Genus Pinus | George Russell ShawThe measures in use were of a very primitive description, chiefly the fascicle and the pugil.
The Mystery and Romance of Alchemy and Pharmacy | Charles John Samuel ThompsonThe luminous fascicle emanating from the source reflected by the mirror is thrown vertically.
The fascicle, at a distance of about fifty feet, meets a white balloon which it renders visible from every point in the horizon.
The collar with a dark area ventrad and also dorsad of the fascicle.
British Dictionary definitions for fascicle
/ (ˈfæsɪkəl) /
a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc
Also called: fasciculus anatomy a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres
printing another name for fascicule
any small bundle or cluster
Origin of fascicle
1Derived forms of fascicle
- fascicled, adjective
- fascicular (fəˈsɪkjʊlə) or fasciculate (fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, -lɪt), adjective
- fasciculately, adverb
- fasciculation, noun
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Scientific definitions for fascicle
[ făs′ĭ-kəl ]
A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow.
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