Definition of triceps Triceps

/tɹajˈsɛˌps/ - [trayseps] - tri•ceps

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: triceps

triceps - any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
  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
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • triceps (Noun)
    Any muscle having three heads.
  • triceps (Noun)
    Specifically, the triceps brachii .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • triceps (n.)
    A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • triceps
    An extensor muscle on the back of the arm.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • triceps
    trī′seps, adj. three-headed.—Also Tricip′ital. [L., tres, three, caput, head.]

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