Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motor unit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables
mo-tor u-nit
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neuron with its associated muscle fibres.

Inflected Forms

motor units (plural)

Questions

What does motor unit mean?
A neuron with its associated muscle fibres.

How to pronounce motor unit

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