musculature

«musculature» in Mova's school dictionary: All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (musculature, musculatures — usually uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(formal, science) All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged. tree →

sense in the lessons

A science and medical word used in biology and PE ("the musculature of the leg"), in art (drawing the musculature of a horse) and in describing athletes. In everyday talk people say "muscles".

examples

• The musculature of a cheetah is built for speed. tree →
• The poster showed the musculature of the human arm. tree →
• Gymnasts develop strong upper-body musculature. tree →
• The artist studied horse musculature to paint them well. tree →
• A snake's musculature lets it move without legs. tree →
• The doctor checked the musculature of his injured shoulder. tree →
• Our heart's musculature never rests. tree →

note

Formal; the everyday word is "muscles". Pronounced "MUS-kyuh-luh-cher". Spelling: musc-ul-ature, from "muscle".

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «musculature» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.