biceps
/ˈbaɪ.sɛps/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.06 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Today, Stonewall's flexed biceps measure 18 inches around."
- "Biting her lip, she held his biceps for balance and waded farther."
- "Odin examined the arm-ring, then pushed it onto his arm, up high on his biceps."
- "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."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap-? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *-is Proto-Italic *-kaputis Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin bicepsder. English biceps Derived from Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“twice”) + -ceps (“headed”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/
- British English: /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/