Definition of BICEPS

biceps

Meanings

Plural: biceps, bicepses, bicipites

Noun

  • any skeletal muscle having two origins (but especially the muscle that flexes the forearm)
  • Any muscle having two heads.
  • Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.
  • The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.
  • A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
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From Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“double”) + caput (“head”). See there for more details.

Synonyms

guns, pipes, pythons

Antonyms

princeps

Scrabble Score: 12

biceps is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 15

biceps is a valid Words With Friends word