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vinculum


Origin: L, from vincire, vinctum, to bind.

1. A bond of union; a tie.

2. <mathematics> A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same operation, as in the expression x^2 + y^2 - <vinc>x + y</vinc>.

3. <anatomy> A band or bundle of fibres; a fraenum.

4. <ornithology> A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.

Source: Websters Dictionary