"vinculum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪŋ.kjə.ləm/ Forms: vincula [plural], vinculums [plural]
Etymology: From Latin vinculum (“bond, link”), from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|vinculum||bond, link}} Latin vinculum (“bond, link”), {{m|la|vinciō||bind, fetter, tie}} vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”), {{m|la|-ulum}} -ulum Head templates: {{en-noun|vincula|s}} vinculum (plural vincula or vinculums)
  1. A bond or link signifying union.
    Sense id: en-vinculum-en-noun-WuYsY4W-
  2. (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, or that the Roman numeral underneath should be multiplied by 1,000. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-vinculum-en-noun-HP~8TUJ4 Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 2 26 26 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 21 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 27 22 27 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 27 20 26 24 Topics: arithmetic
  3. (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. Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-vinculum-en-noun-TKRw-ufw Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 2 26 26 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 21 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 27 22 27 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 27 20 26 24 Topics: arithmetic
  4. (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.
    (arithmetic) Specifically, the horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction.
    Categories (topical): Arithmetic, Diacritical marks
    Sense id: en-vinculum-en-noun-fbUcGpWS Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 2 26 26 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 21 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 27 22 27 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 27 20 26 24 Topics: arithmetic
  5. (anatomy) A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Diacritical marks Synonyms (ligament): mesotendon
    Sense id: en-vinculum-en-noun-i7VcYdn- Disambiguation of Diacritical marks: 2 26 26 26 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 31 21 21 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 27 22 27 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 3 27 20 26 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'ligament': 1 6 6 6 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: vinculin Related terms: macron, solidus, virgule

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