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Definitions for triceps
ˈtraɪ sɛps; -sɛp sɪztri·ceps
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Princeton's WordNet
tricepsnoun
any skeletal muscle having three origins (but especially the triceps brachii)
Wiktionary
tricepsnoun
Any muscle having three heads.
tricepsnoun
Specifically, the triceps brachii.
Etymology: From triceps, from tres + caput.
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Triceps
The triceps, or triceps brachii (Latin for "three-headed muscle of the arm"), is a large muscle on the back of the upper limb of many vertebrates. It consists of 3 parts: the medial, lateral, and long head. It is the muscle principally responsible for extension of the elbow joint (straightening of the arm).
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triceps
The triceps, also known as triceps brachii, is a large three-headed muscle that runs along the back of the upper arm in humans. It plays a significant role in extension of the elbow joint (straightening of the arm) and in stabilizing the shoulder. The three parts of the triceps are the lateral head, medial head, and long head, each originating from different parts of the body.
Webster Dictionary
Tricepsnoun
a muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the olecranon at the elbow
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Triceps
trī′seps, adj. three-headed.—Also Tricip′ital. [L., tres, three, caput, head.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of triceps in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of triceps in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of triceps in a Sentence
You’ll feel this move in your legs, lower body, abs, core and shoulders, and then you’ll fire up the triceps and chest during the push-ups, it’ll burn, but it’s only 60 seconds. You can do anything for 60 seconds.
So you’re working your triceps, your chest, your core, your abs, your shoulders, and your back. It’s really amazing.
This is working the upper and lower abs, the booty, the tops of the thighs and the triceps when you sit up.
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