muscle memory

English

Noun

muscle memory (countable and uncountable, plural muscle memories)

1. The physiological adaptation of the body to repetition of a specific physical activity, resulting in increased neuromuscular control when performing that activity again.
   • 1998, Maynard James Keenan (lyrics and music), “Forty Six & 2”, performed by Tool:

     My shadow / Change is coming / Now is my time / Listen to my muscle memory / Contemplate what I've been clinging to / Forty six and two ahead of me

Translations

subconscious memorisation of a physical movement

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肌肉記憶／肌肉记忆 (jīròu jìyì)

• Finnish: lihasmuisti
• French: mémoire musculaire f
• German: Muskelgedächtnis n, Muskelgedächtnis n
• Persian: حافظه عضله, حافظه عضلانی
• Polish: pamięć ciała f, pamięć mięśniowa f, pamięć ruchowa f
• Portuguese: memória muscular f
• Russian: мышечная память n (myšečnaja pamjatʹ)
• Spanish: memoria muscular f
• Swedish: muskelminne (sv) n
• Turkish: kas hafızası

See also

• like riding a bike