biceps

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. Any muscle having two heads.
  2. Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
  3. (informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
  4. A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).

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princeps#Noun
Sinonieme

bicapitate

bulge of a muscle

biceps humeri

musculus biceps brachii

calf muscle

musculus biceps

ability

calibre caliber

bicipital muscle

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/
Etimologie (Engels)

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“double”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

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