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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVoluntary muscle
/ˈvɒl.ən.tər.i ˈmʌs.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A muscle whose action is normally controlled by an individual's will, typically consisting of skeletal muscle fibers.
"Lifting a heavy box requires the conscious contraction of multiple voluntary muscles in your arms and legs." - 2
Striated muscle tissue attached to bones that facilitates conscious skeletal movement.
"Unlike cardiac muscle, voluntary muscle tires relatively quickly under sustained exertion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'voluntary' derives from Late Latin 'voluntarius' (acting from free will), originating from the Latin root 'voluntas' meaning will or choice. 'Muscle' traces back to Latin 'musculus', a diminutive of 'mus' (mouse), coined due to the visual resemblance of contracting muscles to moving mice under the skin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Voluntary muscle" is said worldwide
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muscle volontaire
Transliteration: myskl vɔlɔ̃tɛʁ
"Les muscles volontaires permettent les mouvements du corps."
willkürlicher Muskel
Transliteration: vɪlkʏʁlɪçɐ mʊskəl
"Skelettmuskeln sind in der Regel willkürliche Muskeln."
muscolo volontario
Transliteration: ˈmuskolo volonˈtarjo
"Il bicipite è un classico esempio di muscolo volontario."
músculo voluntario
Transliteration: ˈmuskulo bolunˈtaɾjo
"Los músculos voluntarios se contraen cuando nosotros lo decidimos."
músculo voluntário
Transliteration: ˈmuskulu volũˈtaɾju
"Os movimentos dos membros dependem dos músculos voluntários."
ऐच्छिक पेशी
Transliteration: aichchhik peshi
"शरीर की अधिकांश हड्डियाँ ऐच्छिक पेशियों से जुड़ी होती हैं।"
随意肌
Transliteration: suí yì jī
"骨骼肌属于受意识支配的随意肌。"
수의근
Transliteration: su-ui-geun
"팔과 다리의 움직임은 수의근에 의해 조절됩니다."
随意筋
Transliteration: zuiikin
"骨格筋は自分の意志で動かせる随意筋である。"
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