| 释义 |
vin·cu·lum
\ˈviŋkyələm\ noun
(plural vinculums \-mz\ ; or vincu·la \-lə\)
Etymology: Latin, from vincire to bind, tie — more at vetch
1. : a unifying bond : link, tie
< the strong vinculum between the candidate and his supporters >
2. : a uniting band or bundle of fibers (as a commissure uniting the two main tendons of the foot in a bird) : frenum
3. : a straight horizontal mark in mathematics placed over two or more members of a compound quantity and equivalent to parentheses or brackets about them |