fascicle

[ fas-i-kuhl ]

noun

1. a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.
2. a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.
3. Botany. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.
4. Anatomy. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.

fascicle

/ ˈfæsɪkəl; fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt; fəˈsɪkjʊlə; -lɪt /

noun

1. a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc
2. Also calledfasciculus anatomy a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres
3. printing another name for fascicule
4. any small bundle or cluster

fascicle

/ făs′ĭ-kəl /

1. A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow.

Derived Forms

• ˈfascicled, adjective
• fasˈciculately, adverb
• fasˌcicuˈlation, noun
• fascicular, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fascicle¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis; fasces, -cle ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of fascicle¹

C15: from Latin fasciculus a small bundle, from fascis a bundle

Example Sentences

This gearing mechanism not only contributes to the overall elongation of the muscle but reduces the elongation of individual fascicles at any given time, preventing them from overstretching and getting injured.

From Science Daily

The arrangement of fascicles gives muscles their various functions.

From Science Magazine

The poems in the real fascicles, which were disbound by editors, were copied out on folded stationery sheets.

From New York Times

Atkins mailed the pages to subscribers as she completed them; readers then sewed the fascicles together as they pleased.

From New York Times

Atkins continued the work — amounting to roughly 400 images — for 10 years, issuing new installments in fascicle, or booklet form, roughly every six months.

From Los Angeles Times