different between fasciculus vs fascicules

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin fasciculus. Doublet of fascicle.

Noun

fasciculus (plural fasciculi)

1. (anatomy) A small bundle of nerve, muscle or tendon fibers.
2. One of the divisions of a book published in separate parts; a fascicle.

Related terms

• fascicle
• fascism

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of fascis (“bundle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fas?ki.ku.lus/, [fäs??k?k????s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fa??i.ku.lus/, [f???i?kulus]

Noun

fasciculus m (genitive fascicul?); second declension

1. A small bundle or package.
2. A bunch of flowers, nosegay.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• English: fascicle, fasciculus
• French: fascicule
• German: Faszikel
• Italian: fascicolo
• Portuguese: fascículo

References

• fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• fasciculus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• fasciculus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Noun

fascicules

1. plural of fascicule