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eccentric contraction

eccentric contraction noun: the tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened.

eccentric contraction: the tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened
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Noun

eccentric contraction (plural eccentric contractions)

  1. The tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened.

Forms of eccentric contraction

pluraleccentric contractions

Questions about eccentric contraction

What does eccentric contraction mean?
Eccentric contraction means the tensioning of a muscle as it is being lengthened.
What part of speech is eccentric contraction?
Eccentric contraction is a noun.
What is the plural of eccentric contraction?
The plural of eccentric contraction is eccentric contractions.

Words near eccentric contraction in the dictionary

  1. eccenteric
  2. eccentric
  3. eccentric abstraction
  4. eccentric anomalies
  5. eccentric anomaly
  6. eccentric contraction
  7. eccentric contractions
  8. eccentric flint
  9. eccentric flints
  10. eccentric hypertrophies
  11. eccentric hypertrophy

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