fascicle

2 definitions found

fascicle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fascicle \Fas"ci*cle\, n. [L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See
     Fasces.]
     1. A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a
        fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One of the divisions of a book published in parts;
        fasciculus.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

fascicle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fascicle
      n 1: an installment of a printed work [syn: fascicle,
           fascicule]
      2: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) [syn: fiber   bundle
         , fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus]