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scaption

/ˈskæp.ʃən/

scaption noun: an exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.

Noun

scaption (plural scaptions)

  1. An exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.

Forms of scaption

pluralscaptions

Origin of scaption

Shortened form of scapular plane elevation.

Questions about scaption

What does scaption mean?
Scaption means an exercise designed to strengthen the rotator cuff muscle and the deltoid by raising one's arms in front of the body while holding weights and maintaining a straight back.
What part of speech is scaption?
Scaption is a noun.
How do you pronounce scaption?
Scaption is pronounced /ˈskæp.ʃən/.
What is the plural of scaption?
The plural of scaption is scaptions.

Words near scaption in the dictionary

  1. scapples
  2. scappling
  3. scaps
  4. scapteromyine
  5. scapteromyines
  6. scaption
  7. scaptions
  8. scapula
  9. scapulacoracoid
  10. scapulae
  11. scapulalgia

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