plyometrics

noun

plyo·​met·​rics ˌplī-ə-ˈme-triks 

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: exercise involving repeated rapid stretching and contracting of muscles (as by jumping and rebounding) to increase muscle power

plyometric

ˌplī-ə-ˈme-trik 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from plio- + -metrics (as in isometrics)

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for plyometrics

• obstetrics
• biometrics
• psychometrics
• econometrics
• metrics