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stretch-shortening cycle

stretch-shortening cycle is the alternative form of stretch shortening cycle.

Meaning of stretch shortening cycle

Noun

stretch shortening cycle (plural stretch shortening cycles)

  1. A muscle action where a rapid eccentric contraction (lengthening under tension) is immediately followed by a forceful concentric contraction (shortening), enhancing power output by using stored elastic energy and neural reflexes, like in jumping, sprinting, and throwing.
    Synonyms:
    SSC

Noun capitalized: Stretch-Shortening Cycle

Stretch-Shortening Cycle (plural Stretch-Shortening Cycles)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of stretch-shortening cycle.

Forms of stretch-shortening cycle

pluralstretch-shortening cycles
pluralStretch-Shortening Cycles

Questions about stretch-shortening cycle

What is stretch-shortening cycle the alternative form of?
Stretch-shortening cycle is the alternative form of stretch shortening cycle.
What part of speech is stretch-shortening cycle?
Stretch-shortening cycle is a noun.
What is the plural of stretch-shortening cycle?
The plural of stretch-shortening cycle is stretch-shortening cycles.

Words near stretch-shortening cycle in the dictionary

  1. stretch-attend posture
  2. stretch-attend postures
  3. stretch-attends
  4. stretch-out
  5. stretch-outs
  6. stretch-shortening cycle
  7. stretchabilities
  8. stretchability
  9. stretchable
  10. stretchableness
  11. stretchably

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