Meanings
nounmuscle fiber (countable and uncountable, plural muscle fibers)
plural muscle fibers · alternative muscle fibre
- countableuncountableanatomyA single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.
Synonyms: myocyte
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA single cell of a muscle; each muscle fiber contains many myofibrils, the contractile unit of muscles.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounan elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body
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muscle cellmuscle fibre
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肌肉纖維 /肌肉纤维
- 肌肉纖維 /肌肉纤维 (jīròu xiānwéi)single cell of a muscle
Dutch spiercel, myocyt
- spiercelsingle cell of a muscle
- myocytsingle cell of a muscle
Finnish lihassolu, lihassyy
- lihassolusingle cell of a muscle
- lihassyysingle cell of a muscle
Irish snáithín matáin
- snáithín matáinsingle cell of a muscle
Māori weu uaua
- weu uauasingle cell of a muscle
Tagalog binggas
- binggassingle cell of a muscle
Cite this entry
APA
muscle fiber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20fiber
MLA
“muscle fiber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20fiber. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muscle fiber,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20fiber.
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