plyometrics
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noun, plural in form 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
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Origin and Etymology of plyometrics
probably irregular from plio- + -metrics (as in isometrics)
First Known Use: 1975
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