fascicle

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English

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muscle fascicles (2)
fascicles on a pine twig (3)

Etymology

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From Latin fasciculus, a diminutive of fascis (bundle); see also fasces. Doublet of fasciculus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfæs.ɪ.kəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: fas‧cic‧le

Noun

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fascicle (plural fascicles)

  1. A bundle or cluster.
  2. (anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
  3. (botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
  4. (botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
  5. (publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.
    Synonym: serial
    • 2005, Donald E. Knuth, MMIX–A RISC Computer for the New Millennium (The Art of Computer Programming), volume 1, Addison-Wesley Professional, →ISBN, page iii:
      I was inspired to prepare fascicles like this by the example of Charles Dickens, who issued his novels in serial form; he published a dozen installments of Oliver Twist before having any idea what would become of Bill Sikes!
    • 2005, Anne Burkus-Chasson, “Visual Hermeneutics and the Act of Turning the Leaf”, in Cynthia Joanne Brokaw, Kai-wing Chow, editors, Printing and Book Culture in Late Imperial China, University of California Press, →ISBN, page 371:
      The printed book appeared in a variety of forms during the course of its history in China. These included, among others, the “whirlwind” binding (xuanfeng zhuang), [] the “thread” binding (xianzhuang), a technical designation that refers to the silken or cotton filaments used to stitch together folded sheets of paper into fascicles.
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Further reading

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin fasciculus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fascicle m (plural fascicles)

  1. fascicle

Further reading

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