biceps

Meaning

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).

Opposite of

princeps#Noun

Synonyms

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

Translations

biceps

Bizeps

bíceps

bicipite

biceps

δικέφαλος μυς

bíceps

devin

bíceps

tremblement

armbuigspier

elleboogbuiger

bíceps braquial

biceps

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/

Etymology

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