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Meaning of "biceps" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BICEPS

From Latin: having two heads, from bi-1 caput head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BICEPS

biceps  [ˈbaɪsɛps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICEPS

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Biceps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BICEPS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Biceps

In human anatomy, the biceps brachii, commonly known as the biceps, is a two-headed muscle that lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. Both heads arise on the scapula and join to form a single muscle belly which is attached to the upper forearm. While the biceps crosses both the shoulder and elbow joints, its main function is at the latter where it flexes the elbow and supinates the forearm. Both these movements are used when opening a bottle with a corkscrew: first biceps unscrews the cork, then it pulls the cork out.

Definition of biceps in the English dictionary

The definition of biceps in the dictionary is any muscle having two heads or origins, esp the muscle that flexes the forearm related adjective bicipital.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICEPS


anableps
ˈænəˌblɛps
creps
krɛps
quadriceps
ˈkwɒdrɪˌsɛps
seps
sɛps
stairsteps
ˈstɛərˌstɛps
Steppes
stɛps
triceps
ˈtraɪsɛps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICEPS

bicaudal
biccy
bice
bice blue
bice green
bicentenaries
bicentenary
bicentennial
bicentric
bicephalous
Biche-la-mar
bichloride
bichloride of mercury
bichon frise
bichord
bichromate
bichrome
bicipital
bicker
bickerer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BICEPS

auceps
creeps
de Lesseps
editio princeps
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facile princeps
fairy footsteps
forceps
Jeeps
keeps
Lesseps
peeps
sea steps
steps
take steps
the creeps
to play for keeps

Synonyms and antonyms of biceps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «biceps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BICEPS

Find out the translation of biceps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of biceps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «biceps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肱二头肌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bíceps
570 millions of speakers

English

biceps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मछलियां
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العضلة ذات الرأسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бицепс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bíceps
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিশির মাংসপেশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

biceps
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bisep
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bizeps
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上腕二頭筋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

팔뚝
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biceps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắp thịt hai đầu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருதலைப்புயத்தசைகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाईप्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

biceps
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bicipite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

biceps
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

біцепс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

biceps
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικέφαλους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

biceps
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

biceps
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biceps
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of biceps

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICEPS»

The term «biceps» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BICEPS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about biceps

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6 QUOTES WITH «BICEPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word biceps.
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Even today, in our progressive times, in most movies that come out, the men have to have biceps and the women have to be thin or something.
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Joseph Mawle
I grew up in a farming family. I hated cleaning out the chickens but loved hatching them and feeding the new born sheep. The smell of hot milk still has a special resonance for me. Harvest was back-breaking work, though... Where do you think Jesus got his biceps from?
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Ricardo Montalban
I found enormous opposition to my religion. It's like if you want to strengthen your biceps, you lift heavy weight, as heavy as you can handle, and work your muscles against resistance until it grows strong. I had to do that with my religion.
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Arjun Rampal
Your calves, biceps and neck should always be the same size in inches. Mine are 16 inches - anything bigger or smaller and you know you're going wrong! Most men ignore working out the legs and glutes, not realising that they are the pillars of our core.
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Jake Shimabukuro
When you play guitar and strum, you're using biceps and triceps to move up and down. I realized you could just turn your wrist, your forearm, using smaller muscles in your arm that are much more efficient and much quicker.
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LaMarr Woodley
On Monday I come in and get in a full body workout, and then I come back in on Wednesday and do a quick six, which consists of bench press, biceps and triceps curls, pull downs, something for the back and the neck. And then you come back and hit it again on Friday with a 16-machine workout.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICEPS»

Discover the use of biceps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to biceps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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More than Beards, Bellies and Biceps: The Story of the 1993 ...
More Than Beards, Bellies, and Biceps offers the story of a team that burned the candle at both ends and lit up a city like a firecracker.
Bob Gordon, Tom Burgoyne, 2013
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Biceps Of Death
Oops--he did it again! David Stukas, author of Someone Killed His Boyfriend and Wearing Black To The White Party, unleashes his wildly popular--and outrageously funny--trio of sleuths on the unsuspecting world.
David Stukas, 2006
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Disorders of the Shoulder: Diagnosis & Management
Patients were asked to subjectively report the degree of anterior shoulder pain, muscle spasms in the biceps, and cosmetic deformity. The authors found no significant difference between the groups with any of the measured outcomes.
Joseph P. Iannotti, Gerald R. Williams, 2007
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MRI of the Shoulder
glenohumeral joint or biceps tendon sheath will result in significant improvement in symptoms. In the absence of rotator cuff tears or biceps tendon instability, the success of nonoperative treatment parallels that for the impingement syndrome.
Michael B. Zlatkin, 2003
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Biceps: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Use in Literature BicepsHis chief pride was his muscle, and no boy ever made his acquaintance without being invited to feel the size and hardness of his biceps.ndash;Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen in Boyhood in Norway.This was a standing joke in the ...
‎2008
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Parnassus biceps, or, Severall choice pieces of poetry
This edition includes as an appendix facsimiles of Abraham Wright's extracts from Shakespeare in his manuscript commonplace book (British Library, Add. MS 22608).
Abraham Wright, Peter Beal, 1990
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Functional Soft-tissue Examination and Treatment by Manual ...
42A The subscapularis tendon joins the supraspinatus tendon beneath the biceps (see Chapter 15, Graston Technique®). Deltoid The deltoid muscle makes up about 20% of the shoulder musculature.67 The deltoid has the largest moment ...
Warren I. Hammer, 2007
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Venus With Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women
A visual history of female bodybuilders and other muscular women from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.
David L. Chapman, 2010
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Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine
subscapularis, transverse humeral ligament, and the lesser tuberosity, thereby creating a roof overlying the biceps tendon. The superior glenohumeral ligament forms the floor of the rotator interval and creates a pulley that acts as a circular ...
Neal S. Elattrache, 2007
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Design and Analysis of a Finite Element Model of the Biceps ...
Stress vs. strain plots were analyzed for the three contraction types to explore the mechanisms the muscle uses to moderate stress during different contractions.
Brian A. Knarr, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BICEPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term biceps is used in the context of the following news items.
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Classical artists have got the notes — now they need the biceps
The treadmill's pounding, the heart rate's pumping, thumping beats fill the gym as the runner pushes on and the sweat pours . . . on to a score of ... «The Times, Jul 15»
2
Suarez's homer breaks deadlock, Reds beat Nationals 3-2
Nationals: RHP Aaron Barrett (biceps strain) was scheduled to pitch for Class A Potomac following a day off. The next step is to pitch on ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
3
It's on: giant robots to wage war
And in true American style, they flaunt their guns (firearms, not biceps) capable of firing mega-paintballs at speeds of 160km/h. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
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Preview: Cardinals at Cubs
Sidelined since April 30, St. Louis RHP Jordan Walden (right biceps) is slated to throw a bullpen session on Monday. PREDICTION: Cardinals ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Sutton tears biceps tendon but OK to play
South Sydney have confirmed John Sutton has suffered a tear in his biceps tendon, but are confident he'll be OK to play St George Illawarra ... «SBS, Jul 15»
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Jordan Walden: (Biceps) Ready For First Bullpen Session
Walden is expected to remain out of commission until after the All-Star break, but his first scheduled bullpen session is a step in the right ... «Rotowire, Jul 15»
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Mark Wright in a tight sleeveless shirt on day out without Michelle …
Sporting a tight-fitting white shirt showing off his biceps, the typically tanned former TOWIE star smiled as he enjoyed a stroll around the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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Magic Mike XXL, review: Buns, biceps and bulging (pay) packets
Channing Tatum's muscles resemble obscene rugby balls but he's no himbo. His natural rhythms dominated Steven Soderbergh's 2012 ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
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Shanina Shaik shows off her ab-solutely toned tummy and muscular …
... the brunette flaunted her flat fab abs and flexed her biceps muscles in ... Secret model showed off her toned tummy and muscular biceps in a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
BroForce updates freedom with jet packs, flying swords and biceps
For a game normally inundated with explosive weaponry, explosive periphery and, well, just explosion in general, the BroForce Independence ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»

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