First Known Use: 1981
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plyometrics
noun plural but singular or plural in construction plyo·met·rics \ˌplī-ə-ˈme-triks\
Definition of PLYOMETRICS
: exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power
— plyo·met·ric \-trik\ adjective
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Origin of PLYOMETRICS
probably irregular from plio- + -metrics (as in isometrics)
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