fascicle
fascicle
Definition
fas·ci·cle (fas′i kəl)
noun
- any of the sections of a book being brought out in installments prior to its publication in completed form
- a small bundle
- Bot. a small tuft or cluster of fibers, leaves, stems, roots, etc.
Etymology: ME < OFr < L fasciculus, dim. of fascis: see fasces
fascicle
Synonyms
fascicle
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- text: The cataloging program continued to advance: three further fascicles of descriptive text were published.
Converse of object
- stitch: Stitched fascicle of 16 bifolios ( = 32 folios ); this also includes jottings on arithmetical and geometrical topics.
Adjective modifier
- first: The first fascicle of the dictionary was published in 1931.
- further: The cataloging program continued to advance: three further fascicles of descriptive text were published.
- Indo-Pacific: Voegelin, Carl F. Languages of the world: Indo-Pacific fascicle two.
- discrete: The volume has been assembled from the following discrete fascicles, each of which contains a single musical work.
- native: Voegelin, Carl F. Languages of the world: Native American fascicle two.
- American: Voegelin, Carl F. Languages of the world: Native American fascicle two.
Noun used with modifier
- muscle: The superior and inferior longitudinal muscles each had an average of 40 distinct muscle fascicles, each supplied by a nerve branch.
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