quadriceps
A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thighA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
» Clovis, the constantly jumping wino, has prominent quadriceps and fantastic glutes.
Meaning
1 sensesA muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
квадрицепсkvadriceps, четырёхглавая мышцаčetyrjóxglavaja myšca
a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Examples
3 sentencesClovis, the constantly jumping wino, has prominent quadriceps and fantastic glutes.
The quadriceps is made up of four muscles: the rectus femoris, the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius and the vastus lateralis.
One of her choice parlor tricks was to crack walnuts with her quadriceps, to the amazement of even the most seasoned bodybuilders.
ruОдним из ее талантов был разлом грецких орехов квадрицепсом, что вводило в изумление даже большинство закаленных культуристов. — maks
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuBorrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- + -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).
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Forms
plural: quadricepses / quadriceps| Singular | quadriceps |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg:quadriceps femorismusculus quadriceps femorisquad