plyometrics

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noun

A form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.

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plyosjump training
OriginAncient Greek πλείων →
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Meanings

nounplyometrics pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyathleticsA form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.

    She was not one of those women who needed to endure complicated half hours of rubbing and prodding and explosive plyometrics before her body tensed and the dam holding back her pleasure burst.

    2015, Jill Alexander Essbaum, Hausfrau, Random House, page 102

    Synonyms: plyos, jump training

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of exercise that involves the rapid stretching and contracting of muscles to develop muscular power.

Similar
plyosjump training
Also see
jump training

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπλείων“more”
  2. Englishplyometrics

From Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, “more”) + -metric (“measure”). Additional details are available in Wikipedia at plyometrics § Etymology.

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Translations

Polish pliometryka
  • pliometrykaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

plyometrics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyometrics

MLA

“plyometrics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyometrics. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plyometrics,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plyometrics.

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