triceps
pronunciation
How to pronounce triceps in British English:
UK [ˈtraɪseps]
How to pronounce triceps in American English:
US [ˈtraɪˌsɛps]
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- Noun:
- any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
Word Origin
- triceps (n.)
- the great extensor muscle, 1704, from Latin triceps "three-headed," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + -ceps, from caput "head" (see capitulum). So called because the muscle has three origins.
Example
- 1. For instance , with your arm held out , tense your biceps and triceps at the same time and hold for 5 to 10 seconds .
- 2. You set the goal of working extra everyday to achieve bigger than life biceps and triceps .
- 3. On many fbisexualceps and triceps you 'll find cows and chickens .