vinculum
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin vinculum (“bond, link”), from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum.
Pronunciation
Noun
vinculum (plural vincula or vinculums)
- A bond or link signifying union.
- (arithmetic, obsolete) Any symbol used to group some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation should be done before other parts.
- (arithmetic) A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts.
- (Australia, arithmetic) Specifically, the horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
- (anatomy) A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vinculum.
Synonyms
- (ligament): mesotendon
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -culum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯in.ku.lum/, [ˈu̯ɪŋkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvin.ku.lum/, [ˈviŋkulum]
Noun
vinculum n (genitive vinculī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vinculum | vincula |
Genitive | vinculī | vinculōrum |
Dative | vinculō | vinculīs |
Accusative | vinculum | vincula |
Ablative | vinculō | vinculīs |
Vocative | vinculum | vincula |
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Descendants
References
- “vinculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “vinculum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- vinculum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to burst one's chains: vincula rumpere
- (ambiguous) to put some one in irons, chains: in vincula (custodiam) dare aliquem
- (ambiguous) to put some one in irons, chains: in vincula, in catenas conicere aliquem
- (ambiguous) to burst one's chains: vincula rumpere
- “vinculum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
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