TRICEPS


Meaning of TRICEPS in English

/ ˈtraɪseps; NAmE / noun

( pl. tri·ceps ) the large muscle at the back of the top part of the arm

—compare biceps

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally three-headed , from tri- three + -ceps (from caput head).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.