Fascicle

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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