Musculature vs. Muscle — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Musculature and Muscle
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Musculature
The system or arrangement of muscles in a body or a body part.
Muscle
A tissue composed of fibers capable of contracting to effect bodily movement.
Musculature
The collection of all muscles in a single body or in a single organ.
Muscle
A contractile organ consisting of a special bundle of muscle tissue, which moves a particular bone, part, or substance of the body
The heart muscle.
The muscles of the arm.
Musculature
The structural configuration of muscle in a body or organ.
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Muscle
Muscular strength
Enough muscle to be a high jumper.
Musculature
The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts; musculation.
Muscle
(Informal) Power or authority
Put some muscle into law enforcement.
Musculature
The muscular system of an organism
Muscle
To make one's way by or as if by force
Muscled into the conversation.
Muscle
To move or force with strength
Muscled legislation through Congress.
Muscle
(uncountable) A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
Muscle consists largely of actin and myosin filaments.
Muscle
(countable) An organ composed of muscle tissue.
Muscle
A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.
Muscle
Strength, force.
Muscle
Hired strongmen or bodyguards.
Muscle
To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
He muscled his way through the crowd.
Muscle
An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.
Muscle
Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle by lifting a heavy weight.
Muscle
See Mussel.
Muscle
An essential part of something; as, budget cuts have gone beyond the fat and are cutting into the muscle of the government.
Muscle
Bodyguards or other persons hired to provide protection or commit violence; as, he doesn't go out without his muscle along.
Muscle
To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the shopkeeper into paying protection money.
Muscle
To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the truck.
Muscle
One of the contractile organs of the body
Muscle
Animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells
Muscle
A bully employed as a thug or bodyguard;
The druglord had his muscleman to protect him
Muscle
Authority or power or force (especially when used in a coercive way);
The senators used their muscle to get the party leader to resign
Muscle
Muscular strength
Muscle
Make one's way by force;
He muscled his way into the office
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