VOLUNTARY MUSCLE

Meaning of VOLUNTARY MUSCLE in English

Anat.

muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers.

[ 1780-90 ]

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VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — noun Date: 1788 muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — noun : muscle under voluntary control : striated muscle
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — Date: 1788 : muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — Function: noun Date: 1788 : muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — [voluntary muscle] n (1788): muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — Synonyms and related words : adductor, beef, beefiness, biceps, brawn, brawniness, buccinator, elasticity, gemellus, gluteus maximus, heftiness, huskiness, infraspinatus, intercostal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — произвольно сокращающаяся мышца
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
VOLUNTARY MUSCLE — произвольно сокращающаяся мышца
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
MUSCLE — I Contractile tissue that produces motion for functions, including body movements, digestion, focusing, circulation, and body warmth. It can be …
Английский словарь Британика
VOLUNTARY — I. ˈvälən.ˌterē, -ri adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, choice (from vol-, stem of velle to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUSCLE — I. muscle variant of mussel II. mus·cle ˈməsəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — (v. t.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state church.
Английский словарь Webster
VOLUNTARY — (v. t.) Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary agent.
Английский словарь Webster
VOLUNTARY — (v. t.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of …
Английский словарь Webster
VOLUNTARY — (v. t.) Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping …
Английский словарь Webster
VOLUNTARY — ( v. t. ) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary church, in distinction from an established or state …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — ( v. t. ) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — — voluntarily /vol'euhn tair"euh lee, vol"euhn ter'-/ , adv. — voluntariness , n. /vol"euhn ter'ee/ , adj., n., pl. voluntaries …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUSCLE — — muscleless , adj. — muscly , adj. /mus"euhl/ , n. , v. , muscled, muscling , adj. n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — I. ˈvä-lən-ˌter-ē adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French voluntarie, from Latin voluntarius, from voluntas will, from velle to will, wish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUSCLE — I. ˈmə-səl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Latin musculus, from diminutive of mus mouse — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY — noun one who advocates voluntaryism. 2. voluntary ·vt proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of choice. …
Webster English vocab
MUSCLE — noun ·see mussel. 2. muscle ·noun an organ which, by its contraction, produces motion. 3. muscle ·noun the contractile tissue …
Webster English vocab
VOLUNTARY — [vol.un.tary] adj [ME, fr. L voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, fr. velle to will, wish--more at will] (14c) 1: proceeding from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUSCLE — [mus.cle] n, often attrib [ME, fr. MF, fr. L musculus, fr. dim. of mus mouse--more at mouse] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUSCLE — contractile tissue found in animals, the function of which is to produce motion. Movement, the intricate cooperation of muscle and …
Britannica English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY — / ˈvɒləntri; NAmE ˈvɑːlənteri/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. done willingly, not because you are forced : a voluntary …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSCLE — / ˈmʌsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a piece of body tissue …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — I. vol ‧ un ‧ ta ‧ ry 1 W3 AC /ˈvɒlənt ə ri $ ˈvɑːlənteri/ BrE AmE adjective [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUSCLE — I. mus ‧ cle 1 S2 W3 /ˈmʌs ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VOLUNTARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1 done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained or compulsory, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MUSCLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a fibrous tissue with the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VOLUNTARY — adj. & n. adj. 1 done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained or compulsory, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MUSCLE — n. & v. n. 1 a fibrous tissue with the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — adj. & n. --adj. 1. done, acting, or able to act of one's own free will; not constrained or compulsory, …
Oxford English vocab
MUSCLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a fibrous tissue with the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position …
Oxford English vocab
VOLUNTARY — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Voluntary actions or activities are done …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUSCLE — ( muscles, muscling, muscled) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A muscle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Voluntary actions or activities are done …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VOLUNTARY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a voluntary code (= one that people are not legally obliged to follow ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUSCLE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY — [adjective] [not gradable] - done, made or given willingly, without being forced or paid to do itIs it voluntary, or …
Cambridge English vocab
MUSCLE — [noun] - one of many tissues in the body that can tighten and relax to produce movementneck muscles [C]facial muscles …
Cambridge English vocab
MUSCLE — n. abdominal muscle Muscle Shoals muscle tumour
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MUSCLE — n. Contractile tissue that produces motion for functions, including body movements, digestion, focusing, circulation, and body warmth. It can be …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MUSCLE — Synonyms and related words : adductor, arm, beef, beefiness, biceps, brawn, brawniness, buccinator, effort, elasticity, elbow grease, endeavor, energy, exert …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUSCLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , powerful , strong ▪ taut , tense , tight ▪ relaxed ▪ smooth ▪ lean …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
VOLUNTARY — n. 25B6; adjective attendance is voluntary : OPTIONAL, discretionary, elective, non-compulsory, volitional; Law permissive. voluntary work : UNPAID, unsalaried, for …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MUSCLE — n. 25B6; noun I've pulled a muscle. : See lists. he had muscle but no brains : STRENGTH, power, muscularity, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY — adj. 1 free, elective, willing, spontaneous, unsolicited, unbidden, unasked, gratuitous, contributed All work done on behalf of the cause is …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MUSCLE — Muscle is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of …
English Dictionary of Medicine
VOLUNTARY — noun BAD : The hospital could not operate without voluntaries. GOOD : The hospital could not operate without voluntary helpers. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VOLUNTARY — 1. прил. 1) добровольный; добровольческий Syn : free-will, volunteer 2) бесплатный, неоплачиваемый, лобровольный, благотворительный (о работе) 3) содержащийся на добровольные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUSCLE — сущ. мускул, мышца; перен. сила a man of muscle ≈ силач to contract muscle ≈ сокращать мускул to flex, tense …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VOLUNTARY — voluntary.ogg 1. ʹvɒlənt(ə)rı n книжн. 1. добровольная работа; добровольный акт 2. сторонник принципа добровольности см. voluntaryism 1> 3. соло на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUSCLE — muscle.ogg ʹmʌs(ə)l n 1> мышца, мускул not to move a muscle - не шевелиться 2> собир. мускулы 3> сила to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MUSCLE — muscle сущ.мускул, мышца; перен. сила a man of muscle — силач to contract muscle — сокращать мускул to flex, tense …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VOLUNTARY — 1. ʹvɒlənt(ə)rı n книжн. 1. добровольная работа; добровольный акт 2. сторонник принципа добровольности см. voluntaryism 1> 3. соло на органе …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUSCLE — n 1> мышца, мускул not to move a muscle - не шевелиться 2> собир. мускулы 3> сила to have muscle …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MUSCLE — сущ. мускул, мышца; перен. сила a man of muscle — силач to contract muscle — сокращать мускул to flex, tense …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MUSCLE — сущ. мускул, мышца; перен. сила a man of muscle — силач to contract muscle — сокращать мускул to flex, tense muscle — напрягать мускул to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MUSCLE — мышца, мускул - abducent muscle - acromiohumeral muscle - adductor muscle - antagonistic muscle - bipennate muscle - broadest muscle of back - cardiac muscle - ciliary muscle - …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MUSCLE — мышца, мускул - abducent muscle - acromiohumeral muscle - adductor muscle - antagonistic muscle - bipennate muscle - broadest muscle …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VOLUNTARY — 1. _a. 1> добровольный; добровольческий 2> содержащийся на добровольные взносы; voluntary school - школа, содержащаяся на добровольные взносы 3> сознательный, …
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