musculation

English

Noun

musculation (plural musculations)

1. (anatomy) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts
   • 1901, Albert D. Michael, British Tryoglyphidæ - Volume 1, page 118:

     This would not be the proper place for entering into an exhaustive account of the musculation of the Tyroglyphidæ; which would necessarily be lengthy , and would probably be of comparatively littel interest to most readers.

   • 2003, International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research, page 133:

     The main difference of it from Sokolov's scheme is the presence of dermal musculation and the specific features of the outer layers' structure,

2. The use of muscles; muscular activity.
   • 1875, John Miller, Metaphysics, page 361:

     Will has two provinces, musculaltion and attention.

   • 1885, William Harrison Triplett, The Laws and Mechanics of Circulation, page 454:

     For the muscle elements, being thus sustained by electrical force, and operated by electrical force, friction and strain during musculation are made impossible, a perpetual balance in force, which it necessarily involves, making it impossible.

   • 1899, Hudson Makuen, “Value of Muscle Training in Treatment of Vocal Defects”, in Mind and Body - Volume 6, page 169:

     Whatever may be the remote causes of vocal defects, the direct cause is always a faulty musculation in the vocal mechanism. The method of training hitherto used to correct this faulty musculation has been for the most part an indirect one.

Anagrams

• cumulations

French

Etymology

From Latin musculus (whence French muscle) + -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mys.ky.la.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

musculation f (plural musculations)

1. muscle-building, bodybuilding, strength training, resistance training

   Synonyms: (clipping) muscu, culturisme

   musculation au poids du corps ― bodyweight bodybuilding

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with musculature.

See also

• haltérophilie
• calisthénie

Further reading

• “musculation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.