quadriceps, quadriceps femoris, musculus quadriceps femoris, quad
(noun) a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quadriceps (plural quadricepses or quadriceps)
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
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Source: Wiktionary
Quad"ri*ceps, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput head.] (Anat.)
Definition: The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
