From multi- + pennate. <span class="searchmatch">multipennate</span> (not comparable) (anatomy) Of a muscle: having the fibers arranged at multiple angles in relation to the axis of force...
increase the effective force of the muscle (figure 2.19). bipennate <span class="searchmatch">multipennate</span> of muscle with parallel fibres attaching to a tendon on one side Unipennate...
because its leaves are likewise bipennate. Having two wings; bipennated. <span class="searchmatch">multipennate</span> unipennate of a muscle attached to a tendon on two sides pinnate with...