# lemniscus

> English word · Noun · IPA /lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/

## Definitions
1. One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.
2. A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
3. A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnĭ́skos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lemniscus