musculature

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In the male figures, only the musculature is emphasized in an extremely provocative way, without sexual undercurrents.

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  1. noun The system or arrangement of muscles in a body or a body part.

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  • The bronze man had a remarkable coordination of nerves and musculature which enabled him to confine within himself, as far as appearances went, what he was thinking or feeling Yet he was intensely anxious to learn who High Lar was, what he was, what he was trying to accomplish. —  055 - The Feathered Octopus
  • My hands are long and bony, and despite Teeg's remarks about "soft white persons," my musculature is well-developed and I am strong for my size. —  F ;SF; - vol 088 issue 06 - June 1995
  • They were like men, but the musculature was exaggerated and the heads triangular in shape, with large wide noses and even larger ears. —  The Flight of the Wren
  • She silently cooperated with a medical examination which elaborated upon that which we already knew: that her entire skeleton, most of her musculature, and much of her skin had been replaced by enhanced substitutes. —  F ;SF; - vol 093 issue 01 - July 1997
  • His musculature is spectacular, bordering on but not quite unhuman; there is a thoroughly human look of embarrassment and resignation on his face I represent the Immigration and Naturalization Service," says Lindstrom, "and I have been asked to report to you on the disposition of the extraterrestrial that we have in custody As you may know, Al or Earl is the fifth extraterrestrial reported anywhere in the world. —  F ;SF; - vol 087 issue 03 - September 1994
 

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  1. French, from Latin mūsculus, muscle; see muscle.

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  1. = Spanish musculatura; as L. musculus, muscle, + -ature.
 

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/ˈməskjulətʃ jur/
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