bicep

Upper arm muscle

Bicep is the informal singular of biceps, treating the Latin plural form as if it were regular English.

The biceps is the large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes the elbow: He flexed his bicep for the camera.

Though technically biceps is already singular (one biceps, two biceps), bicep has become common in casual usage.

anatomy

triceps

Three-headed arm muscle

forearm · elbow · flexor · insertion · origin · supination · contraction · brachial · pectoralis · anterior

slang

guns

Projectile-launching weapons

  • pythonsNon-venomous squeezing snakes
  • pipesCylindrical fluid carriers
  • cannonsLarge mounted artillery pieces

arms · tickets · flexing · show · beach · sleeves · mirror · selfie · impressive

training

curl

Spiral or loop form

hammer · concentration · incline · cable · reps · sets · pump · isolation · superset · pullup

bodybuilding

hypertrophy

Tissue enlargement via cells

peak · vascularity · pump · shred · symmetry · proportion · pose · flexing · competition · measurement

strength

power

Energy transfer rate

force · tension · exertion · capacity · pulling · carrying · leverage · resistance · load · effort

Categories
Opposites
antagonist muscle pair

biceptricep

Three-headed arm muscle

triceps brachii · triceps

flexor vs. extensor function

biceptricep

Three-headed arm muscle

quadriceps · extensors

Phrases
Family

biceps

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G