Triceps Definition

trīsĕps
noun
A muscle having three heads, or points of origin, esp. the large muscle at the back of the upper arm that extends the forearm when contracted.
Webster's New World
A large three-headed muscle running along the back of the upper arm and serving to extend the forearm.
American Heritage
(anatomy) Specifically, the triceps brachii.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Triceps

Noun

Singular:
triceps
Plural:
tricepses

Origin of Triceps

  • From Latin three-headed tri- tri- caput head kaput- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin three-headed tri- tri- caput head kaput- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin trÄ«ceps (“triple-headed"), from trÄ“s (“three") + caput (“head").

    From Wiktionary

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