Pectoral
adjective
Related to the chest or breasts.
He was doing pectoral exercises at the gym.
Often appears as...
- pectoral muscle
- pectoral exercises
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Technical
noun
Each of a pair of muscles situated on the chest.
He built up his pectorals by doing push ups.
Often appears as...
- build up pectorals
- pectorals workout
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Technical
noun
A piece of armor covering the chest.
The knight wore a pectoral for protection during the battle.
Often appears as...
- wear a pectoral
- pectoral armor
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Historical
noun
An ornament or piece of jewelry worn on the chest.
The pharaoh's pectoral was made of gold and precious stones.
Often appears as...
- gold pectoral
- pectoral ornament
Usage tips
Historical
adjective
Related to the chest or breasts.
He was doing pectoral exercises at the gym.
Often appears as...
- pectoral muscle
- pectoral exercises
Usage tips
Technical
noun
Each of a pair of muscles situated on the chest.
He built up his pectorals by doing push ups.
Often appears as...
- build up pectorals
- pectorals workout
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A piece of armor covering the chest.
The knight wore a pectoral for protection during the battle.
Often appears as...
- wear a pectoral
- pectoral armor
Usage tips
Historical
noun
An ornament or piece of jewelry worn on the chest.
The pharaoh's pectoral was made of gold and precious stones.
Often appears as...
- gold pectoral
- pectoral ornament
Usage tips
Historical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Gym Vocabulary
Often used in fitness to describe workouts targeting the chest area.
Her trainer included more pectoral exercises into her routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gender Specific
Pectoral refers to the chest for all genders, not exclusively males.
The surgeon explained the pectoral implant procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Biological Context
Used in anatomy and zoology for structures relating to the chest.
Whales have large pectoral fins for steering.
Pro Tip 1/3Gym Vocabulary
Often used in fitness to describe workouts targeting the chest area.
Her trainer included more pectoral exercises into her routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gender Specific
Pectoral refers to the chest for all genders, not exclusively males.
The surgeon explained the pectoral implant procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Biological Context
Used in anatomy and zoology for structures relating to the chest.
Whales have large pectoral fins for steering.
Pro Tip 1/3Gym Vocabulary
Often used in fitness to describe workouts targeting the chest area.
Her trainer included more pectoral exercises into her routine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Gender Specific
Pectoral refers to the chest for all genders, not exclusively males.
The surgeon explained the pectoral implant procedure.
Pro Tip 3/3Biological Context
Used in anatomy and zoology for structures relating to the chest.
Whales have large pectoral fins for steering.
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Brian Skerry reveals...
I sort of wrestled with the notion of how do you make a picture of a dead shark that will resonate with readers You know, I think there's still a lot of people out there who think the only good shark is a dead shark. But this one morning I jumped in and found this thresher that had just recently died in the gill net. And with its huge pectoral fins and eyes still very visible,
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
and I was just blown away. I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on
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Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
pectoral flippers contain the same skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and
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Seven Superpowered...
being out of the water for so long if you look at their little pelvic and pectoral fins it really does look like they're walking maybe waddling is the right term either way fish out of water typically doesn't describe something good but for these sharks it's pretty much a real life superpower
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How your muscular system...
and generate most of its motion. Some muscles are familiar to us, like the pectorals and the biceps. Others may be less so, like the buccinator, a muscle that attaches your cheek to your teeth, or the body's tiniest skeletal muscle, a one-millimeter-long tissue fragment called the stapedius
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Sharks in Love PIPE...
shows them to water as deep as we're in now so that he can't get ahold of her fins which is a vital first step don't win the right male shows up she allows him to push her to slightly deeper water to mate the male can get hold of that valuable pectoral fin because they don't
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
animal? He put his pectoral fin right under me and he just held it to the surface of the water like this. Just like this and I just laid on it and I hugged it. I held onto him like this and I hugged it and I laid there forever. I just laid there and he didn't move either.
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Leopard Seals Play and...
nurturing caring animals that are very complex when you look at this tree historic serpentine appearance of a leopard suit they're designed for speed they've got these long pectoral flippers that when they're on a chase of a
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Whale of a Meal PIPE...
pectoral fin on the water this is called Peck slapping which may be for communication humpbacks also display other fascinating behaviors like this tail slap otherwise known as the lob tailing the sled may
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Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
my sweaty feet my pectoral my stomach my five my man fling my knee and I try to dance
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Brian Skerry reveals...
I sort of wrestled with the notion of how do you make a picture of a dead shark that will resonate with readers You know, I think there's still a lot of people out there who think the only good shark is a dead shark. But this one morning I jumped in and found this thresher that had just recently died in the gill net. And with its huge pectoral fins and eyes still very visible,
Video examples
Dolphins: Even Smarter...
and I was just blown away. I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on
Video examples
Sleepy Harbour Seals and...
pectoral flippers contain the same skeletal elements found in the fore limbs of land mammals they're comical stubbornness doesn't just make them great scratching aids but allows the flippers to conform to their bodies significantly reducing underwater drag powerful webbed hind flippers propel and
Video examples
Seven Superpowered...
being out of the water for so long if you look at their little pelvic and pectoral fins it really does look like they're walking maybe waddling is the right term either way fish out of water typically doesn't describe something good but for these sharks it's pretty much a real life superpower
Video examples
How your muscular system...
and generate most of its motion. Some muscles are familiar to us, like the pectorals and the biceps. Others may be less so, like the buccinator, a muscle that attaches your cheek to your teeth, or the body's tiniest skeletal muscle, a one-millimeter-long tissue fragment called the stapedius
Video examples
Sharks in Love PIPE...
shows them to water as deep as we're in now so that he can't get ahold of her fins which is a vital first step don't win the right male shows up she allows him to push her to slightly deeper water to mate the male can get hold of that valuable pectoral fin because they don't
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
animal? He put his pectoral fin right under me and he just held it to the surface of the water like this. Just like this and I just laid on it and I hugged it. I held onto him like this and I hugged it and I laid there forever. I just laid there and he didn't move either.
Video examples
Leopard Seals Play and...
nurturing caring animals that are very complex when you look at this tree historic serpentine appearance of a leopard suit they're designed for speed they've got these long pectoral flippers that when they're on a chase of a
Video examples
Whale of a Meal PIPE...
pectoral fin on the water this is called Peck slapping which may be for communication humpbacks also display other fascinating behaviors like this tail slap otherwise known as the lob tailing the sled may
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Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
my sweaty feet my pectoral my stomach my five my man fling my knee and I try to dance
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
For 'Rocky II,' I got a torn pectoral muscle, I got all beat up inside, I had to have an operation to splice things back together.
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John Cena
American Actor
I had reconstructive pectoral surgery, I had a cervical neck fusion and a scope, and the scope was the toughest.
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Jeremy Wade
I've been stabbed by a catfish. They've got quite sharp spines on their pectoral fins.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
For 'Rocky II,' I got a torn pectoral muscle, I got all beat up inside, I had to have an operation to splice things back together.
Quote examples
John Cena
American Actor
I had reconstructive pectoral surgery, I had a cervical neck fusion and a scope, and the scope was the toughest.
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Jeremy Wade
I've been stabbed by a catfish. They've got quite sharp spines on their pectoral fins.
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