Biceps
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Biceps is a noun meaning (anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.
Meaning
(anatomy) Any muscle having two heads.
More Meanings
- Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
- (informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
- (prosody) A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).
Example Sentences
Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around.
Biting her lip, she held his biceps for balance and waded farther.
Odin examined the arm-ring, then pushed it onto his arm, up high on his biceps.
The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg.
Word Forms
- bicepses
- bicipites
Synonyms for biceps
Depending on context, synonyms include pipes, pythons.
Antonyms for biceps
Common opposites include princeps.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bicephaly, bicephalism, bident, biarticular, hemibody, binomen.
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