muscular

[ muhs-kyuh-ler ]
/ ˈmʌs kyə lər /

adjective

Origin of muscular

1675–85; < Latin mūscul(us) muscle + -ar1

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British Dictionary definitions for muscular

muscular
/ (ˈmʌskjʊlə) /

adjective

having well-developed muscles; brawny
of, relating to, or consisting of muscle

Derived forms of muscular

muscularity (ˌmʌskjʊˈlærɪtɪ), noun muscularly, adverb

Word Origin for muscular

C17: from New Latin muscularis, from musculus muscle

Medical definitions for muscular

muscular
[ mŭskyə-lər ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or consisting of muscle.
Having or characterized by well-developed muscles.

Scientific definitions for muscular

muscle
[ mŭsəl ]

A body tissue composed of sheets or bundles of cells that contract to produce movement or increase tension. Muscle cells contain filaments made of the proteins actin and myosin, which lie parallel to each other. When a muscle is signaled to contract, the actin and myosin filaments slide past each other in an overlapping pattern.Skeletal muscle effects voluntary movement and is made up of bundles of elongated cells (muscle fibers), each of which contains many nuclei.Smooth muscle provides the contractile force for the internal organs and is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. Smooth muscle cells are spindle-shaped and each contains a single nucleus.Cardiac muscle makes up the muscle of the heart and consists of a meshwork of striated cells.

Other words from muscle

muscular adjective