voluntary muscle
1voluntary muscle — n muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control * * * see striated muscle * * * any muscle that normally is under the control of the will, i.e., a skeletal muscle (q.v.) …
2voluntary muscle — noun striated muscle that can be controlled voluntarily • Hypernyms: ↑skeletal muscle, ↑striated muscle * * * noun : muscle under voluntary control : striated muscle * * * Anat. muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual s will;… …
3voluntary muscle — noun Date: 1788 muscle (as most striated muscle) under voluntary control …
4voluntary muscle — Anat. muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual s will; mainly skeletal muscle, composed of parallel bundles of striated, multinucleate fibers. [1780 90] * * * …
5voluntary muscle — noun Muscle that is normally controlled by individual volition; skeletal muscle …
6voluntary muscle — Synonyms and related words: adductor, beef, beefiness, biceps, brawn, brawniness, buccinator, elasticity, gemellus, gluteus maximus, heftiness, huskiness, infraspinatus, intercostal, involuntary muscle, latissimus dorsi, levator, masseter,… …
7voluntary muscle — Striated muscle capable of rapid contraction and relaxation; found in arthropods and other groups of animals …
8voluntary muscle — see striated muscle …
9voluntary muscle — vol′untary mus′cle n. anat. any muscle moved at will and composed of bundles of striated fibers • Etymology: 1780–90 …
10Voluntary — Vol un*ta*ry, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will, choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition}, {Volunteer}.] 1. Proceeding… …
