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ISOTONIC EXERCISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does isotonic exercise mean? 

ISOTONIC EXERCISE (noun)
  The noun ISOTONIC EXERCISE has 1 sense:

1. exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change)play

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


 Dictionary entry details 


ISOTONIC EXERCISE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Exercise in which opposing muscles contract and there is controlled movement (tension is constant while the lengths of the muscles change)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the classic isotonic exercise is lifting free weights

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

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


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