biceps

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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)

Konzepte

Bizeps

biceps brachii

Biceps

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zweiköpfiger Armmuskel

Synonyme

biceps brachii

quiver

fortune-teller

competence

muscle

💪

ancipital

bicapitate

bulge of a muscle

biceps humeri

musculus biceps brachii

calf muscle

musculus biceps

ability

calibre caliber

arm

bicipital muscle

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/

Etymologie (Englisch)

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