musculature
noun
mus·cu·la·ture
ˈmə-skyə-lə-ˌchu̇r 
-chər,
-ˌtyu̇r,
-ˌtu̇r
: the muscles of all or a part of the animal body
Examples of musculature in a Sentence
an athlete with well-developed musculature
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Other heartthrobs of his generation and stature — Salman Khan with his rigid musculature; Aamir Khan, chilly and slightly cerebral; Akshay Kumar with his square frat-boy face — can seem as inflexible as plastic superheroes in Mattel boxes.
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Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Reading this prose can feel like watching an Olympic athlete perform household tasks: Akbar’s writing has the musculature of poetry that can’t rely on narrative propulsion and so propels itself.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Modern humans have a unique combination and greater number of forearm muscles versus other primates, as well as a notable musculature in the thumb.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Or use any facial musculature that might signal what’s really going on inside the Gobstopper.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
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Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Reading this prose can feel like watching an Olympic athlete perform household tasks: Akbar’s writing has the musculature of poetry that can’t rely on narrative propulsion and so propels itself.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
Modern humans have a unique combination and greater number of forearm muscles versus other primates, as well as a notable musculature in the thumb.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Or use any facial musculature that might signal what’s really going on inside the Gobstopper.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
See All Example Sentences for musculature
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“Musculature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/musculature. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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musculature
noun
mus·cu·la·ture
ˈməs-kyə-lə-ˌchu̇(ə)r
: the muscles of the body or of one of its parts
Medical Definition
musculature
noun
mus·cu·la·ture
ˈməs-kyə-lə-ˌchu̇(ə)r, -chər, -ˌt(y)u̇(ə)r
: the muscles of all or a part of the animal body
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