muscle fiber
muscle fiber · muscle fibers
A single cell of a muscleA single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.
an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
Forms
plural: muscle fibersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body:muscle cellmuscle fibre
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable