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# musculature

noun (musculature, musculatures — usually uncountable)

«musculature» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal, science) All the muscles of a body or of one part of the body, and the way they are arranged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#m1)

### In the lessons

A science and medical word used in biology and PE ("the musculature of the leg"), in art (drawing the musculature of a horse) and in describing athletes. In everyday talk people say "muscles".

### Examples

- The musculature of a cheetah is built for speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x1)
- The poster showed the musculature of the human arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x2)
- Gymnasts develop strong upper-body musculature. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x3)
- The artist studied horse musculature to paint them well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x4)
- A snake's musculature lets it move without legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x5)
- The doctor checked the musculature of his injured shoulder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x6)
- Our heart's musculature never rests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/#x7)

### Note

Formal; the everyday word is "muscles". Pronounced "MUS-kyuh-luh-cher". Spelling: musc-ul-ature, from "muscle".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «musculature» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/musculature/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«musculature» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/musculature.html) on Mova free.