View synonyms for fascicle

fascicle

[ fas-i-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

fascicle

/ ˈfæsɪkəl; fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt; fəˈsɪkjʊlə; -lɪt /

fascicle

/ făs′ĭ-kəl /

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

Discover More

Discover More

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

Discover More

C15: from Latin fasciculus a small bundle, from fascis a bundle

Discover More

All the species of this section, except P. Nelsonii, have deciduous fascicle-sheaths.

The measures in use were of a very primitive description, chiefly the fascicle and the pugil.

The 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.

Browse