vinculum
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin vinculum (“bond, link”), from vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editvinculum (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, or that the Roman numeral underneath should be multiplied by 1,000.
- (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.
- (anatomy) A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vinculum.
Synonyms
edit- (ligament): mesotendon
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom vinciō (“bind, fetter, tie”) + -ulum (instrument noun suffix).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯in.ku.lum/, [ˈu̯ɪŋkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈvin.ku.lum/, [ˈviŋkulum]
Noun
editvinculum n (genitive vinculī); second declension
- Any instrument whereby anything is bound or tied up; bond, band, fetter, chain, cord, tie, link
- (figuratively) a bond, obligation, binding force, tie, especially of marriage
- See alternative form vinclum, with quote from Aeneid, 4.59.
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | vinculum | vincula |
Genitive | vinculī | vinculōrum |
Dative | vinculō | vinculīs |
Accusative | vinculum | vincula |
Ablative | vinculō | vinculīs |
Vocative | vinculum | vincula |
Related terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “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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