muscular
adj. of or pertaining to the muscles; influenced by the muscles; muscled, muscle-bound; strong; brawny | ||||
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Muscular Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Muscular
(a.)
Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
(a.)
Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.
(a.)
Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
(a.)
Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber.
| WordNet 2.0 |
muscular
Adjective
1. of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
(pertainym) muscle, musculus
2. having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
(synonym) mesomorphic
(similar) athletic
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
3. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
(similar) powerful
4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
(synonym) brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy
(similar) strong
Adjective
1. of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
(pertainym) muscle, musculus
2. having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer
(synonym) mesomorphic
(similar) athletic
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
3. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate Fifth Symphony"
(similar) powerful
4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
(synonym) brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy
(similar) strong
| hEnglish - advanced version |
muscular
muscular
\mus"cu*lar\ (?), a. [cf. f. musculaire. see muscle.]
1. of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness.
2. performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles. "the muscular motion."
3. well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
muscular
christian, one who believes in a part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state. hughes.
muscular
christianity. (a) the practice and opinion of those christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters. hughes. (b) an active, robust, and cheerful christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. kingsley.
muscular
excitability (physiol.), that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability.
muscular
sense (physiol.), muscular sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance offering by external objects.
muscular
adj
1. of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
2. (anatomy) having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn: mesomorphic]
[ant: ectomorphic, endomorphic]
3. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate fifth symphony"
4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy]
similar words(9)
muscular excitability
muscular christianity
muscular christian
muscular work
muscular sense
progressive muscular atrophy
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
electro-muscular
incooumlrdination of muscular movement
muscular
\mus"cu*lar\ (?), a. [cf. f. musculaire. see muscle.]
1. of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness.
2. performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles. "the muscular motion."
3. well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm.
muscular
christian, one who believes in a part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state. hughes.
muscular
christianity. (a) the practice and opinion of those christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters. hughes. (b) an active, robust, and cheerful christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. kingsley.
muscular
excitability (physiol.), that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability.
muscular
sense (physiol.), muscular sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance offering by external objects.
muscular
adj
1. of or relating to or consisting of muscle; "muscular contraction"
2. (anatomy) having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer [syn: mesomorphic]
[ant: ectomorphic, endomorphic]
3. having or suggesting great physical power or force; "the muscular and passionate fifth symphony"
4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy]
similar words(9)
muscular excitability
muscular christianity
muscular christian
muscular work
muscular sense
progressive muscular atrophy
limb-girdle muscular dystrophy
electro-muscular
incooumlrdination of muscular movement
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Llywethog
Llywethog = a. muscular, brawny
Llywethog = a. muscular, brawny
Llywethu
Llywethu = v. to become muscular
Muscular Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Muscular
Having to do with the muscles. Also, endowed with above average muscle development. Muscular system refers to all of the muscles of the body collectively.
Having to do with the muscles. Also, endowed with above average muscle development. Muscular system refers to all of the muscles of the body collectively.
Muscular Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
muscular
lacertosus
lacertosus
Muscular Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
MUSCLE
MUSCLE (multiple sequence comparison by log-expectation) is public domain, multiple sequence alignment software for protein and nucleotide sequences.
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Muscle
Muscle (from Latin musculus "little mouse" ) is contractile tissue of the body and is derived from the mesodermal layer of embryonic germ cells. It is classified as skeletal, cardiac, or smooth muscle, and its function is to produce force and cause motion, either locomotion or movement within internal organs. Much of muscle contraction occurs without conscious thought and is necessary for survival, like the contraction of the heart, or peristalsis (which pushes food through the digestive system). Voluntary muscle contraction is used to move the body, and can be finely controlled, like movements of the eye, or gross movements like the quadriceps muscle of the thigh. There are two broad types of voluntary muscle fibers, slow twitch and fast twitch. Slow twitch fibers contract for long periods of time but with little force while fast twitch fibers contract quickly and powerfully but fatigue very rapidly.
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