"biceps" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-biceps.ogg [US] Forms: biceps [plural], bicepses [plural]
Etymology: PIE word *dwóh₁ From Latin biceps (“double-headed, two peaked”), from bis (“double”) + caput (“head”). Etymology templates: {{l|ine-pro|*dwóh₁}} *dwóh₁, {{PIE word|en|dwóh₁}} PIE word *dwóh₁, {{der|en|la|biceps||double-headed, two peaked}} Latin biceps (“double-headed, two peaked”), {{m|la|bis||double}} bis (“double”), {{m|la|caput||head}} caput (“head”) Head templates: {{en-noun|biceps|+}} biceps (plural biceps or bicepses)
  1. (anatomy) Any muscle having two heads. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Muscles Translations (any muscle having two heads): ذَات اَلرَّأْسَيْن (ḏāt ar-raʔsayn) [feminine] (Arabic), ذات الرأسين (zāt er-raʔsēn) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), բիցեպս (bicʻeps) (Armenian), երկգլուխ մկան (erkglux mkan) (Armenian), 二頭肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 二头肌 (èrtóujī) (Chinese Mandarin), 肱二頭肌 (Chinese Mandarin), 肱二头肌 (gōng'èrtóujī) (Chinese Mandarin), biceps [masculine] (Czech), biceps [masculine] (Dutch), kaksipäinen lihas (Finnish), biceps [masculine] (French), bíceps [masculine] (Galician), ბიცეფსი (bicepsi) (Georgian), Bizeps [masculine] (German), bicepso (Ido), bicipite [masculine] (Italian), 二頭筋 (nitōkin) (alt: にとうきん) (Japanese), 이두근 (idugeun) (Korean), uarua (Maori), द्विशिरस्का (dviśiraskā) [feminine] (Marathi), bíceps (Portuguese), biceps [masculine] (Romanian), би́цепс (bíceps) [masculine] (Russian), bíceps [masculine] (Spanish), daga-dagaan (Tagalog), iki başlı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biceps-en-noun-A4Smsf1F Disambiguation of Muscles: 28 32 35 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 43 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 41 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 20 34 36 10 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'any muscle having two heads': 87 6 6 2
  2. Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow. Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms (the biceps brachii): biceps brachii, biceps cubiti
    Sense id: en-biceps-en-noun-sLCH4AaE Disambiguation of Muscles: 28 32 35 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 43 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 41 35 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 55 25 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 20 34 36 10 Disambiguation of 'the biceps brachii': 6 74 18 2
  3. (informal) The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Muscles Synonyms (the upper arm): guns, pipes, pythons, upper arm Translations (the upper arm, especially the muscles): ذَات اَلرَّأْسَيْن اَلْعَضُدِيَّة (ḏāt ar-raʔsayn al-ʕaḍudiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), باي (bāy) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), armbuigspier [feminine] (Dutch), biceps [masculine] (Dutch), elleboogbuiger [masculine] (Dutch), hauis (Finnish), olkavarsi (Finnish), קִבֹּרֶת (qibóret) [feminine] (Hebrew), lacertus [masculine] (Latin), pazı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biceps-en-noun-wf14BdJa Disambiguation of Muscles: 28 32 35 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 41 43 4 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 41 35 6 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 20 34 36 10 Disambiguation of 'the upper arm': 7 20 71 2 Disambiguation of 'the upper arm, especially the muscles': 8 20 70 2
  4. (prosody) A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia) Categories (topical): Prosody
    Sense id: en-biceps-en-noun-lLuekpil Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 20 34 36 10 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonology, prosody, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: back double biceps, bicep, bicep curl, biceps femoris, double biceps, front double biceps, gluteobiceps, rear double biceps Related terms: biceps brachii, biceps cubiti, biceps femoris, bicipital, triceps, quadriceps

Inflected forms

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      "word": "kaksipäinen lihas"
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      "word": "ბიცეფსი"
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      "sense": "any muscle having two heads",
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      "sense": "the upper arm, especially the muscles",
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      "word": "ذَات اَلرَّأْسَيْن اَلْعَضُدِيَّة"
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