vincula

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vincula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Vinculum \Vin"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. Vincula, E. Vinculums.
     [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.]
     1. A bond of union; a tie.
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     2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or
        more members of a compound quantity, which are to be
        subjected to the same operation, as in the expression
        x^2 + y^2 - vincx + y.
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     3. (Anat.) A band or bundle of fibers; a fraenum.
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     4. (Zool.) A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the
        foot of certain birds.
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