Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rectus abdominis muscle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
rec-tus ab-do-min-is -mus-cle
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
7
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus rēctus abdōminis. Literally, “straight abdominal muscle”.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rectus abdominis muscles (plural)

Questions

What does rectus abdominis muscle mean?
A pair of segmented skeletal muscle on the ventral aspect of a person's abdomen.
Where does rectus abdominis muscle come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Latin mūsculus rēctus abdōminis. Literally, “straight abdominal muscle”.

How to pronounce rectus abdominis muscle

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “rectus abdominis muscle”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “rectus abdominis muscle”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “rectus abdominis muscle” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.