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biceps
- /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ UK, US
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Derived from Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“twice”) + -ceps (“headed”).
noun biceps · bicepses · bicipites
- Any muscle having two heads. The leg is bent by the action of the flexor muscles situated on the back of the thigh, the chief of these being called the biceps of the leg.
- Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow. The arm muscles are the show muscles of the physique. When someone asks to "see your muscles," they are most likely referring to your arms, and more specifically, your biceps.
- The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm. Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around.
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A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).
Also it is advisable to distinguish this ( ˘ ˘ ) — ˘ ˘ — rhythm, where the princeps was probably shorter in duration than the biceps (as in the dactylic hexameter), from true (marching) anapaests, in which they were equal.
Opposite: princeps
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: brachii, cruris, femoris, double biceps, bicephaly, bicephalism, bident, biarticular, hemibody, double muscling, binomen, biformity, binome, hemisphere, double-handedness, multangular
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noun any muscle having two heads
| Español | bíceps |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이두근 idugeun |
| 日本語 | 二頭筋 nitōkin |
| 中文 | 二頭肌 /二头肌 èrtóujī |
| Português | bíceps |
| Français | biceps |
| Deutsch | Bizeps |
| Italiano | bicipite |
| Română | biceps |
| Русский | би́цепс bíceps |
| العربية | ذَات اَلرَّأْسَيْن ḏāt ar-raʔsayn |
noun the upper arm, especially the muscles
| العربية | ذَات اَلرَّأْسَيْن اَلْعَضُدِيَّة ḏāt ar-raʔsayn al-ʕaḍudiyya |
|---|---|
| עברית | קִבֹּרֶת qibóret |
Talk about this word "biceps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biceps. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. biceps. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/biceps "biceps." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biceps.Cite this
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title = {biceps},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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