Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A muscle with two heads or points of origin.
- noun The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the forearm.
- noun The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes the knee joint.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, a muscle having two heads or origins; specifically, the biceps brachii.
- noun Figuratively, strength or muscular development.
- noun Muscular strength of the arm; ability to use the arm effectively: from such strength or ability depending on the development of the biceps muscle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any
muscle having twoheads . - noun Specifically, the
biceps brachii , theflexor of theelbow . - noun informal The
upper arm , especially the collective muscles of the upper arm. - noun prosody A point in a
metrical pattern that can be filled either with one longsyllable (alongum ) or two short syllables (twobrevia )
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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I did tell Desiree that under no circumstances do I want the public to know what she calls my biceps, although “Brad” and “Angelina” are the perfect nicknames!
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I did tell Desiree that under no circumstances do I want the public to know what she calls my biceps, although “Brad” and “Angelina” are the perfect nicknames!
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