[ 'fasɪk(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 (also fascicule -kju:l ) a separately published instalment of a book.
2》 (also fasciculus fa'sɪkjʊləs ) Anatomy & Biology a bundle of structures, such as nerves or muscle fibres.
Derivatives
~d adjective
fascicular adjective
fasciculate -'sɪkjʊlət adjective
Origin
C15: from L. fasciculus , dimin. of fascis 'bundle'.