ˈməskyələˌchu̇(ə)r, -u̇ə, -_chə(r) sometimes -lə.ˌtyu̇- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from muscul- + Latin -at us -ate + French -ure
1. : the muscles of an animal or of any part of it that are related to each other and function together
musculature of the leg
musculature of the heart
2. : the muscular system
tensions are transferred … across the footlights and into the musculature of every spectator — John Martin
3. : a well-developed underlying structure of or as if of muscles
elaborate musculature of the male figures — J.T.Soby
a sustaining pulse for the whole musical musculature — Virgil Thomson