[ 'vɪŋkjʊləm ]
■ noun ( plural vincula -lə )
1》 Anatomy a connecting band of tissue, such as that attaching a flexor tendon to the bone of a finger or toe.
2》 Mathematics a horizontal line drawn over a group of terms in a mathematical expression to indicate that they are to be operated on as a single entity by the preceding or following operator.
Derivatives
vincular adjective
Origin
C17 (in the sense 'bond, tie'): from L., lit. 'bond'.