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plyometrics

plyometrics noun: a form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.

Noun

plyometrics pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
    • She was not one of those women who needed to endure complicated half hours of rubbing and prodding and explosive plyometrics before her body tensed and the dam holding back her pleasure burst.2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 102
    Synonyms:
    plyos, jump training

Synonyms of plyometrics

Origin of plyometrics

From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + -metric (“measure”). Additional details are available in Wikipedia at plyometrics § Etymology.

Questions about plyometrics

What does plyometrics mean?
Plyometrics means a form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.
What part of speech is plyometrics?
Plyometrics is a noun.

Words near plyometrics in the dictionary

  1. plyo boxes
  2. plyometric
  3. plyometric box
  4. plyometric boxes
  5. plyometrically
  6. plyometrics
  7. plyos
  8. plys
  9. plyscraper
  10. plyscrapers
  11. plywood

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