fas|ci|cle

fas|ci|cle
fas|ci|cle «FAS uh kuhl», noun.
1. a small bundle.
2. Botany. a close cluster, especially of flowers, leaves, or roots.
3. Anatomy. = fasciculus (def. 1). (Cf.fasciculus)
4. a single part of a printed work issued in installments; fasciculus.
[< Latin fasciculus (diminutive) < fascis bundle. See etym. of doublet fascicule. (Cf.fascicule)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • cle — cle·chée; cle·oid; cle·o·me; cle·o·nus; cle·o·pat·ra; cle·ri·ci; cle·ro·den·dron; cle·ro·den·drum; cle·ro·man·cy; cle·ruch; cle·ru·chy; cle·rus; cle·thra; cle·thra·ce·ae; cle·ve s; col·li·cle; con·cep·ta·cle; con·i·cle; cor·a·cle; cor·ni·cle;… …   English syllables

  • fas — de·fas·sa; fas; fas·ces; fas·cet; fas·cia; fas·cial; fas·ci·ate; fas·ci·a·tion; fas·ci·cle; fas·ci·cled; fas·cic·u·lar; fas·cic·u·late; fas·cic·u·la·tion; fas·ci·cule; fas·cic·u·lus; fas·ci·nate; fas·ci·nat·ed·ly; fas·ci·nat·ing·ly;… …   English syllables

  • fascicle — fas·ci·cle …   English syllables

  • fascicle — fas•ci•cle [[t]ˈfæs ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) lib a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes 2) bot a close cluster, as of flowers 3) anat. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • fascicle — fas|ci|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… …   English syllables

  • fascicle — A band or bundle of fibers, usually of muscle or nerve fibers; a nerve fiber tract. SYN: fasciculus (1) [TA]. anterior f. of palatopharyngeus (muscle) [TA] thicker portion of the …   Medical dictionary

  • Fascicle — Fas ci*cle, n. [L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See {Fasces}.] 1. A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the divisions of a book published in parts;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”