Definitions for "Vinculum"
A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the foot of certain birds.
In birds, a tendon which emerges from the distal end of the humerus and follows the posterior margin of the wing, attaching at the distal end of digit 2. The raches of the remiges (i.e., the stems of the flight feathers) are stabilized by passing through the vinculum.
A vinculum (pl. vincula) or mesotendon is an anatomical ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part. Vincula carry small nerves and blood vessels to soft tissue and add support for attachments of the flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus tendons to the intermediate phalanges and distal phalanges, respectively.
In the Star Trek universe, a vinculum is a Borg device that interconnects the minds of drones, purges individual thoughts, and disseminates information relevant to the Borg Collective. The Borg vinculum "binds together" the individual components of the hive mind, like the mathematical counterpart. The vinculum's function is like that of the Borg Queen, but on a ship-wide basis as distinct from the entire collective.
The sclerotized ring of the male genitalia formed of the combined 9th and 10th fused tergites and sternites.
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 straight horizontal line placed over one or more members of a compound logic expression to negate or complement. Also, used to join two or more members together.
A vinculum is a horizontal line placed over a mathematical expression, used to indicate that it is to be considered a group. Vinculum is Latin for "chain", reflecting the function of the symbol.
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A bond of union; a tie.
a connecting medium, bond or tie
A band or bundle of fibers; a frænum.