Synonyms for vinculum

Most common

link · bond · tie · nexus · brace · mesotendon · overbar

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A horizontal line over the top of some of the terms in an expression, indicating that that part of the calculation is to be done before other parts (in modern mathematical notation confined to use in radicals: √).

Forms

Plural

vinculums → links, bonds, ties, nexuses…

Example sentences

• link Letters are a link with friends who live far away.
• bond We must complete the bond by the end of this year.
• tie I'm sorry, sir, but a jacket and tie are required.
• nexus Up ahead is the nexus between our two universes.
• brace Yanni brought his mother a back brace from the UK.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

tie¹

4 letters

link¹, bond¹

5 letters

brace¹, nexus²

7 letters

overbar

10 letters

mesotendon

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (nexus² = 2 syllables).