muscle
A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
Example
“Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.”
Other meanings
An organ composed of muscle tissue.
A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
Synonyms
- musculus
Kinds of muscle
- skeletal muscle
- eye muscle
- smooth muscle
- sphincter
Related words
- hypermuscle
- intermuscle
- musclebike
- muscleblind
- musclebrain
- musclegirl
- musclehead
- musclelike
- musclewoman
- musclewood
- muscley
- nonmuscle
Word history
From Latin "mūsculus" (a muscle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “muscle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.