isokinetic

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adjective

Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity

OriginEnglish kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- →
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Meanings

adjectiveisokinetic (comparative more isokinetic, superlative most isokinetic)

comparative more isokinetic · superlative most isokinetic

  1. Relating to the force that a muscle applies during a limb movement at constant velocity
  2. chemistryReacting at the same rate (http://www.chemicool.com/definition/isokinetic_relationship.html)

Origin

  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. Englishisokinetic

From iso- + kinetic.

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Cite this entry
APA

isokinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isokinetic

MLA

“isokinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isokinetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isokinetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isokinetic.

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