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isometrics
noun plural but singular or plural in construction iso·met·rics \ˌī-sə-ˈme-triks\
: exercises in which muscles are made stronger by pushing against other muscles or against something that does not move
Full Definition of ISOMETRICS
: exercise or a system of exercises in which opposing muscles are so contracted that there is little shortening but a great increase in tone of muscle fibers involved
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First Known Use of ISOMETRICS
1962
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isometrics
noun plural but singular or plural in construction iso·met·rics \ˌī-sə-ˈme-triks\
Medical Definition of ISOMETRICS
: isometric exercise or an isometric system of exercises
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