triceps
noun/ˈtraɪseps/
/ˈtraɪseps/
(plural triceps)
- the large muscle at the back of the top part of the arm compare bicepsTopics Bodyc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryTriceps is used before these nouns:
- workout
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘three-headed’, from tri- ‘three’ + -ceps (from caput ‘head’).Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
triceps