pectoral
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- adjective
- /ˈpɛktərəl/
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pectoral
- Mandy was sitting at the machine next to Pancho, doing pectoral crunches, her arms outstretched with her hands gripping the ends of two metal bars.
- pectoral muscle
- left pectoral
Even the catfish have pectoral fins that have razor long steak knife sized defense systems.
- Even the catfish have pectoral fins that have razor long steak knife sized defense systems.
- So to the BI dropped in pectoral board, right.
Examples
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After all, you may not have this chiseled jaw or godlike pectoral region, but if you have heart, then you have what it takes.
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No giving yourself huge pectoral muscles, Mambo.
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For, as you claim to understand, the pectoral muscles can easily support your weight.
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Look at those pectoral muscles.
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One exercise alone cannot obtain real definition in the pectoral muscles.
Blog text (30) -
Both seemed likely to have had cosmetic surgery involving their pectoral regions.
Fiction book (1998) -
Flyers work the inner pectoral muscles, but you really have to squeeze them together.
Blog text (30) -
And I had to insert two hooks into my pectoral muscles and hoist myself up to a platform.
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Particular care for technique must be taken when introducing these movements, as increased pectoral activation occurs with IR and flexion.
Academic text (2016) -
The swimmer's strong pectoral muscles help him glide through the water effortlessly.
Synonyms
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Relating to the chest between the neck and the stomach
Compounds
- Specialized
A large chest muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it inward
- Specialized
A medium-sized wading bird with a striped chest that puffs out during courtship
- Specialized
Bones near the shoulder made of the collarbones and shoulder blades that support the arm
- Specialized
A small tube that carries blood from chest muscles to a larger vein near the collarbone
- Specialized
A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that moves the shoulder blade down and forward
Surface Forms
Morphology
pectoral = pector + al
The word is a learned borrowing from Latin, and most learners will not derive the chest meaning from the bound root 'pector-'.
Etymology
The word pectoral comes from the Latin pectus meaning 'chest', so as an adjective it simply describes something on or near the chest, like a support bandage or area of the body.