VINCULUM


Meaning of VINCULUM in English

[ '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'.

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