motor unit
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of motor unit
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Brown, 70, was the first woman to ride a Harley-Davidson in the motor unit.
From Washington Post • Jul. 26, 2021
On the motor unit, riding a dragon, it takes a week to shoot a minute’s worth—sometimes two weeks.
From The New Yorker • May 20, 2019
The actual group of muscle fibers in a muscle innervated by a single motor neuron is called a motor unit.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
If the frequency of motor neuron signaling increases, summation and subsequent muscle tension in the motor unit continues to rise until it reaches a peak point.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The combination of two responses is effected by linking both to the same stimulus; thus the two become united into a coördinated higher motor unit.
From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.
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