opponent muscle

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• opponent muscle — noun Anatomy any of several muscles enabling the thumb to be placed front to front against a finger of the same hand …   English new terms dictionary

• opponent — n. & adj. n. a person who opposes or belongs to an opposing side. adj. opposing, contrary, opposed. Phrases and idioms: opponent muscle a muscle enabling the thumb to be placed front to front against a finger of the same hand. Derivatives:… …   Useful english dictionary

• Muscle Shoals High School — Location 1900 Avalon Avenue Muscle Shoals, Alabama Information Type Public school Established 1962, new facility opened in 1999 School district …   Wikipedia

• opponent — [ə pō′nənt] n. [< L opponens, prp. of opponere < ob (see OB ) + ponere, to place: see POSITION] a person who opposes; person against one in a fight, game, debate, argument, etc.; adversary adj. 1. Rare opposite, as in position 2. opposing;… …   English World dictionary

• Opponent process — For the universal psychological and neurological model, see opponent process theory. Opponent colors based on experiment. Deuteranopes see little difference between the two colors in the central column. The color opponent process is a color… …   Wikipedia

• opponent — /euh poh neuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary. adj. 2. being opposite, as in position. 3. opposing; adverse; antagonistic. 4. Anat. bringing parts together or into opposition,… …   Universalium

• opponent — I. noun Etymology: Latin opponent , opponens, present participle of opponere Date: 1560 1. one that takes an opposite position (as in a debate, contest, or conflict) 2. a muscle that opposes or counteracts and limits the action of another II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• opponent — op•po•nent [[t]əˈpoʊ nənt[/t]] n. 1) a person who is on an opposing side in a game, controversy, or the like; adversary 2) being opposite, as in position 3) opposing; adverse; antagonistic 4) anat. anat. bringing parts together or into opposition …   From formal English to slang

• opponent — op·po·nent ə pō nənt n a muscle that opposes or counteracts and limits the action of another …   Medical dictionary

• opponent — op·po·nent || É™ pəʊnÉ™nt n. rival, adversary; objector; counteracting muscle (Anatomy) adj. contradicting; opposing …   English contemporary dictionary