triceps
noun
tri·ceps
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plural triceps
Definition of triceps
: a muscle that arises from three heads
especially
: the large extensor muscle along the back of the upper arm
Examples of triceps in a Sentence
He felt a pain in his right triceps.
Recent Examples on the Web
Pineda, who started Thursday, was placed on the IL with a right triceps strain. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins get C.J. Cron back, lose Byron Buxton, Michael Pineda to IL," 3 Aug. 2019 Buxton is out with a problem in his left shoulder, marking his third stint on the IL, while Pineda will be out with a right triceps strain . . — BostonGlobe.com, "Draymond Green gets $100m extension from Warriors," 3 Aug. 2019 Logan still searching: Veteran reliever Boone Logan has been playing catch-up since missing the first five weeks with a triceps strain suffered during spring training. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hero today, gone tomorrow: Brewers option Ji-Man Choi to minors to add Woodruff to roster," 10 June 2018 The club brought Sherfy along slowly to start spring training because of the right triceps tightness that bothered him late last season. — Nick Piecoro, azcentral, "Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila not sweating spring results," 20 Mar. 2018 The pain resides in his triceps and runs down to his residual forearm, but Pezzarossi's brain is telling him the pain goes farther. — Robert Rhoden, NOLA.com, "Veteran's bionic hand is turning heads in Mandeville," 12 Mar. 2018 Pineda, who started Thursday, was placed on the IL with a right triceps strain. — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, "Twins get C.J. Cron back, lose Byron Buxton, Michael Pineda to IL," 3 Aug. 2019 Buxton is out with a problem in his left shoulder, marking his third stint on the IL, while Pineda will be out with a right triceps strain . . — BostonGlobe.com, "Draymond Green gets $100m extension from Warriors," 3 Aug. 2019 Robinson could get another shot in Cleveland as new man on the blind side, a post where Thomas notched 10 consecutive Pro Bowl nods before tearing a triceps muscle last season. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "Joe Thomas replacement? Browns sign former No. 2 overall draft pick Greg Robinson," 19 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'triceps.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for triceps
triceps
noun
English Language Learners Definition of triceps
: a large muscle along the back of the upper arm
See the full definition for triceps in the English Language Learners Dictionary
triceps
noun
tri·ceps
| \ ˈtrī-ˌseps
\
\
plural triceps
also tricepses
Medical Definition of triceps
: a muscle that arises from three heads:
a
: the large extensor muscle that is situated along the back of the upper arm, arises by the long head from the infraglenoid tubercle of the scapula and by two heads from the shaft of the humerus, is inserted into the olecranon at the elbow, and extends the forearm at the elbow joint
— called also triceps brachii
b
: the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles viewed as constituting together one muscle
— called also triceps surae