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tri|ceps — «TRY sehps», noun. the large muscle at the back of the upper arm. It extends or straightens the arm. ╂[< New Latin triceps three headed < Latin triceps, cipitis three headed < tri three + caput, capitis head] … Useful english dictionary
tri — tri·able; tri·a·can·thi·dae; tri·acetin; tri·a·con·tane; tri·a·con·ta·no·ic; tri·a·con·ter; tri·act; tri·actinal; tri·adel·phous; tri·a·denum; tri·ad·ic; tri·ad·ism; tri·aene; tri·ae·noph·o·rus; tri·ak·i·dae; tri·a·kis·octahedron;… … English syllables
tri — 1. (tri) s. m. Action de trier. Les différents tris. HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • [Les abeilles] Quand de naturelle industrie Entre les fleurs font une trie, BAÏF Oeuvres, p. 260, dans LACURNE. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. trier. tri … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
tri- — 5. TRI.... en composition représente le latin tri (tri ceps, tri dens, etc.) et le mot grec qui signifie trois … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ceps — bi·ceps; clav·i·ceps; cor·dy·ceps; for·ceps; for·ceps·like; jani·ceps; mul·ti·ceps; par·ti·ceps; pod·i·ceps; prin·ceps; quad·ri·ceps; tri·ceps; … English syllables
tri·cep — /ˈtraıˌsɛp/ noun, pl ceps [count] : ↑triceps an injured tricep … Useful english dictionary
triceps — tri·ceps … English syllables
triceps — tri•ceps [[t]ˈtraɪ sɛps[/t]] n. pl. ceps•es [[t] sɛp sɪz[/t]] ceps anat. any muscle with three heads, esp. the one at the back of the upper arm, extending the forearm when contracted • Etymology: 1570–80; < L: three headed =tri tri + ceps, s.… … From formal English to slang
triceps — tri|ceps [ˈtraıseps] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin, three headed , from tri + caput head ] the large muscle at the back of your upper arm … Dictionary of contemporary English
tríceps — trí|ceps Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
