lemniscus

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lem nis′kəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lem•nis•cus  (lem nis′kəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nis•ci (-nis′ī, -nis′kē).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
  1. Anatomya band of fibers, esp. of white nerve fibers in the brain. Also called fillet, laqueus. 
  • Greek lēmnískos ribbon
  • Neo-Latin, special use of Latin lēmniscus pendent ribbon
  • 1840–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lemniscus /lɛmˈnɪskəs/ n ( pl -nisci /-ˈnɪsaɪ; -ˈnɪskiː/)
  1. a technical name for fillet
Etymology: 19th Century: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek lēmniskos ribbon
'lemniscus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fillet - laqueus - lemniscate

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