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ˈmʌs kyə lərmus·cu·lar

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. muscularadjective

    of or relating to or consisting of muscle

    "muscular contraction"

  2. mesomorphic, muscularadjective

    having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

  3. muscularadjective

    having or suggesting great physical power or force

    "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"

  4. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewyadjective

    (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

    "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

Wiktionary

  1. muscularadjective

    Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

  2. muscularadjective

    Brawny, having strength.

  3. muscularadjective

    Having large, well-developed muscles.

  4. Etymology: Borrowed from muscularis in the 17th century.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Muscularadjective

    Performed by muscles.

    Etymology: from musculus, Latin.

    By the muscular motion and perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part of the liquids are thrown out of the body. Arb.

Wikipedia

  1. muscular

    Skeletal muscles (commonly referred to as muscles) are organs of the vertebrate muscular system and typically are attached by tendons to bones of a skeleton. The muscle cells of skeletal muscles are much longer than in the other types of muscle tissue, and are often known as muscle fibers. The muscle tissue of a skeletal muscle is striated – having a striped appearance due to the arrangement of the sarcomeres. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles under the control of the somatic nervous system. The other types of muscle are cardiac muscle which is also striated and smooth muscle which is non-striated; both of these types of muscle tissue are classified as involuntary, or, under the control of the autonomic nervous system.A skeletal muscle contains multiple fascicles – bundles of muscle fibers. Each individual fiber, and each muscle is surrounded by a type of connective tissue layer of fascia. Muscle fibers are formed from the fusion of developmental myoblasts in a process known as myogenesis resulting in long multinucleated cells. In these cells the nuclei termed myonuclei are located along the inside of the cell membrane. Muscle fibers also have multiple mitochondria to meet energy needs. Muscle fibers are in turn composed of myofibrils. The myofibrils are composed of actin and myosin filaments called myofilaments, repeated in units called sarcomeres, which are the basic functional, contractile units of the muscle fiber necessary for muscle contraction. Muscles are predominantly powered by the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates, but anaerobic chemical reactions are also used, particularly by fast twitch fibers. These chemical reactions produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) molecules that are used to power the movement of the myosin heads.

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  1. muscular

    Muscular refers to anything related to or characteristic of muscles (bands or bundles of fibrous tissue in the body that have the ability to contract and produce movement or maintain the position of body parts). It can also describe someone who is physically strong, fit, and well-developed due to exercise and weight training, leading to visible and well-defined muscles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Muscularadjective

    of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber

  2. Muscularadjective

    performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles

  3. Muscularadjective

    well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm

  4. Etymology: [Cf. F. musculaire. See Muscle.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Muscular

    mus′kū-lar, adj. pertaining to a muscle: consisting of muscles: having strong muscles: brawny: strong: vigorous.—n. Muscular′ity, state of being muscular.—adv. Mus′cularly.—adjs. Musculocutā′neous, muscular and cutaneous—of certain nerves; Mus′culous, sinewy.—Muscular Christianity, a phrase humorously applied to that vigorous combination of Christian living with devotion to athletic enjoyments associated with Charles Kingsley and his admirers (the name was, however, repudiated by him); Muscular excitability, the contracting property of a muscle; Muscular pile, a voltaic battery employed in biological experiments; Muscular system, the whole of the muscular tissue of a body.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of muscular in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of muscular in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of muscular in a Sentence

  1. Mayor Virg Bernero:

    It is beyond comprehension that this American hero lost his life on the streets of Lansing while collecting charitable contributions for children afflicted by muscular dystrophy.

  2. John Ruskin:

    Mountains are to the rest of the body of the earth, what violent muscular action is to the body of man. The muscles and tendons of its anatomy are, in the mountain, brought out with force and convulsive energy, full of expression, passion, and strength.

  3. The Batman:

    ' The Batman' presents a muscular vision of the Dark Knight that hardcore fans have long desired.

  4. Fernando Meirelles:

    Athens was about the classics, Beijing was grandiose and muscular, London was smart, and ours - ours will be cool.

  5. Walter Koch:

    We saw active reversal of ventricular function, reverse remodeling, heart chambers actually got smaller and more muscular, and stoppage of fibrosis that limits the stiffness of the heart.

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