quadriceps

Questions about quadriceps

What does quadriceps mean?

quadriceps means "a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg".

How many syllables are in quadriceps?

quadriceps has 3 syllables: qua-dri-ceps. The stress falls on "qua". In IPA it is /ˈkwɑdɹəˌsɛps/.

What is another word for quadriceps?

Close synonyms include quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quadriceps a common word?

quadriceps is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with quadriceps?

2 words rhyme with quadriceps. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.