musculature
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kyə noun
the muscular system of the body or of its parts.
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musculature (ˈmʌskjʊlətʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the arrangement of muscles in an organ or part |
| 2. | the total muscular system of an organism |
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Musculature
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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musculature mus·cu·la·ture (mŭs'kyə-lə-ch&oobreve;r')
n.
The arrangement of the muscles in a part or in the body as a whole.
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Example sentences
The rider does this essentially by means of setting the rhythm of their core musculature contractions.
Colin's physical inhabiting of the stammer was astonishing-you can see in some shots the musculature of his neck.
The language itself is made strenuous, its musculature easily traced, so that even the grammar becomes a form of rhetoric.
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