Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A large three-headed muscle running along the back of the upper arm and serving to extend the forearm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Three-headed; tricipital; specifically, in anatomy, noting certain muscles which arise by three heads.
- noun A tricipital or three-headed muscle, which has a triple origin and proceeds to a single insertion; especially, such a muscle of the fore or hind limb, expressly named as in the following phrases.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy Any
muscle having threeheads . - noun anatomy Specifically, the
triceps brachii .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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CRUZ: That loose stuff on the back of your arm is called your triceps with maybe a little bit of fat on the top of it.
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In this case the biceps must exert two units of strength more than the triceps, that is, seven units.
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The triceps is the powerful muscle on the back of the upper arm that is responsible for straightening the elbow.
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One of the best exercises for the triceps is the pushdown.
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•Offensive line: Assuming he's healed from knee and triceps surgery, perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Chris Samuels will anchor this crew.
Payment due now on five-year plan for Campbell, Redskins 2009
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The aging pop idol has a catalog of songs to envy -- as well as triceps to kill for.
Torrie Wilson Dating Alex Rodriguez? Former Wrestler Reportedly Dating Yankees Star (PHOTOS) 2011
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In a similar vein, this user comment on the Dante's Inferno official site keeps cracking me up: I legitimately have a tattoo of Dante's Inferno on my triceps.
Welcome To Hell SVGL 2009
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After a few days, some of them were complaining of swelling and weakness in their biceps and triceps and discolored urine.
SC Swimmers Had Same Muscle Disorder Affecting Iowa Players AP 2011
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In a similar vein, this user comment on the Dante's Inferno official site keeps cracking me up: I legitimately have a tattoo of Dante's Inferno on my triceps.
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In describing the soreness, Girardi pointed to the back of his own left arm, meaning that the pain was in Feliciano's triceps area.
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