seam vs vinculum

seam

noun
  • A line of junction; a joint. 

  • The stitched equatorial seam of a cricket ball; the sideways movement of a ball when it bounces on the seam. 

  • A thin stratum, especially of an economically viable material such as coal or mineral. 

  • An old English measure of grain, containing eight bushels. 

  • A suture. 

  • A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a cicatrix. 

  • A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric. 

  • A joint formed by mating two separate sections of materials. 

  • An old English measure of glass, containing twenty-four weys of five pounds, or 120 pounds. 

verb
  • Of a bowler, to make the ball move thus. 

  • To mark with a seam or line; to scar. 

  • To put together with a seam. 

  • To crack open along a seam. 

  • Of the ball, to move sideways after bouncing on the seam. 

  • To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that in such knitting. 

vinculum

noun
  • A bond or link signifying union. 

  • A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part. 

  • 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. 

  • Specifically, the horizontal line between the numerator and denominator in a fraction. 

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