triceps

«triceps» in Mova's school dictionary: the big muscle at the back of your upper arm, which… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (the triceps, triceps — same form for one and many)

meaning for a pupil

The triceps is the big muscle at the back of your upper arm, which straightens your arm at the elbow. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science lessons about muscles and movement: muscles work in pairs; the biceps bends the arm and the triceps straightens it (antagonistic pair). In PE: push-ups work the triceps.

examples

• The triceps straightens your arm. tree →
• When the biceps contracts, the triceps relaxes. tree →
• Push-ups make your triceps stronger. tree →
• Feel your triceps tighten when you push. tree →
• The triceps is on the back of the upper arm. tree →
• Stretch your triceps after exercise. tree →

note

Same form for singular and plural: one triceps, both triceps. Not "tricep" in careful use. "Tri-" means three: it has three parts at the top.

In the corpora

• Muscles can only pull, never push, so they work in pairs: the biceps bends the elbow and the triceps straightens it.
• The biceps bends the arm and the triceps straightens it.

Trees and pragmatics

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