Definition of biceps Biceps

/bajˈsɛˌps/ - [bayseps] - bi•ceps

We found 9 definitions of biceps from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: biceps

biceps - any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
  skeletal muscle, striated muscle a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes
  femoral biceps, musculus biceps femoris the biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • biceps (n.)
    A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • biceps
    A flexor muscle located on the upper arm.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • biceps
    bī′seps, n. the muscle in front of the arm between the shoulder and elbow. [L. biceps, two-headed—bis, twice, and caput, head.]

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