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vinculum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'vinculum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vinculum [ n.]
- A bond of union; a tie.
- 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 x2 + y2 - x + y.
- A band or bundle of fibers; a fraenum.
- A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.