Etymology

isokinetic

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Today it means: Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity Full definition →

English kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  4. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  5. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  6. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  7. Englishkinetic
  8. English todayisokinetic

From iso- + kinetic.

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