/
ˈvɪŋkjʊləm/
n.
(pl. vincula
/-lə/
)
- Anatomy a connecting band of tissue, such as that attaching a flexor tendon to the bone of a finger or toe.
- Mathematics a horizontal line drawn over a group of terms in a mathematical expression to indicate that they are to be operated on as a single entity by the preceding or following operator.
Derivative
Etymology
C17 (in the sense ‘bond, tie’): from L., lit. ‘bond’.
