ISOMETRIC EXERCISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isometric exercise mean? 

• ISOMETRIC EXERCISE (noun)
  The noun ISOMETRIC EXERCISE has 1 sense:

1. muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

  Familiarity information: ISOMETRIC EXERCISE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ISOMETRIC EXERCISE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscle-building exercises (or a system of musclebuilding exercises) involving muscular contractions against resistance without movement (the muscles contracts but the length of the muscle does not change)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

isometric exercise; isometrics

Hypernyms ("isometric exercise" is a kind of...):

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)