biceps

ˈbaɪsɛps

Definition

Definition of biceps - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

informal

TECH.

upper arm muscles collectively

TECH.

She admired his well-defined biceps.

guns

medical

TECH.

muscle in the upper arm that bends the elbow

TECH.

He flexed his biceps to show off his muscles.

flexor

muscle

muscle type

TECH.

any muscle having two heads

TECH.

The biceps femoris is part of the hamstring group.

muscle

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biceps brachii

muscle in the upper arm that bends elbow and rotates forearm

The biceps brachii helps you bend your arm and turn your palm up.

Origin of biceps

Latin, biceps (two-headed)

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bicipital

adj.

muscle related

relating to the biceps muscle

Examples of biceps in a sentence

The athlete's biceps were impressive.
She injured her biceps during the workout.
The biceps are essential for lifting and pulling movements.
The biceps brachii is located in the upper arm.
He flexed his biceps to show his strength.

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French:biceps, muscle biceps, ...
German:Bizeps, ...
Italian:bicipiti, muscolo bicipite, ...
Spanish:bíceps, músculo bíceps, ...
Portuguese:bíceps, músculo bíceps, ...
Chinese:二头肌, ...
Japanese:二頭筋, 上腕二頭筋, ...
Arabic:عضلات البايسبس, عَضَلَةُ البايسبس, ...
Hebrew:שְׁרִירֵי הַזְּרוֹעַ, בַּיְסֶפְּס, ...
Russian:бицепсы, бицепс, ...
Ukrainian:біцепси, біцепс, ...
Hindi:बाइसेप्स, द्विशीर्ष भुजापेशी, ...
Bengali:বাইসেপস, দ্বিশির পেশি, ...
Catalan:bíceps, ...
Czech:biceps, dvojhlavý sval, ...
Danish:biceps, bicepsmuskel, ...
Dutch:biceps, ...
Greek:δικέφαλοι, δικέφαλος μυς, ...
Hungarian:bicepsz, karizom, ...
Khmer:សាច់ដុំកំភួនដៃខាងលើ, សាច់ដុំបៃសិប, ...
Korean:이두근, ...
Persian:دوسر بازویی, عضله دوسر, ...
Polish:biceps, ...
Portuguese (BR):bíceps, músculo bíceps, ...
Romanian:bicepși, biceps, ...
Swedish:biceps, ...
Thai:กล้ามไบเซป, กล้ามเนื้อสองหัวต้นแขน, ...
Turkish:biseps, ...
Vietnamese:cơ nhị đầu, cơ tay trước, ...

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Definition of biceps - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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