LEMNISCUS


Meaning of LEMNISCUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lem-ˈnis-kəs ]

noun

( plural lem·nis·ci -ˈnis-ˌkī, -ˌkē; -ˈni-ˌsī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, ribbon, from Greek lēmniskos

Date: circa 1905

: a band of fibers and especially nerve fibers

• lem·nis·cal -kəl adjective

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