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aerobic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/ (UK)
  • /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/ (US)
  • (US) audio
  • /əˈɹoʊ.bɪk/ (US, colloquial)

Etymology

From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
    • The bacteria require an aerobic environment to grow.
  2. (not-comparable) Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
  3. (not-comparable) Of or relating to aerobics.
    • She does aerobic exercise three times a week.
    • He joined an aerobic fitness class at the gym.

Forms

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Antonyms

anaerobic

Deriveds

aerobicized · exaerobic · aerobicize · nonaerobic · subaerobic · semiaerobic · aerobicwear · nanoaerobic · microaerobic · preaerobic · aquaerobic · dysaerobic · aerobically · aerobicise

Descendants

aerobig

Relateds

aerobics · aerobe · anaerobic

Translations (46)

hu aerob (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · fi aerobinen (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · es aeróbico (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · ca aeròbic (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · es aeróbico (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · de aerob (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · sh а̏еро̄бан (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · pl aerobikowy (of or relating to aerobics) · fr aérobique (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · fi aerobinen (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · pl aerobowy (of or relating to aerobics) · cy aerobig (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · es aeróbico (of or relating to aerobics) · pt aeróbico (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ro aerobic (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · pt aeróbico (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · fr aérobique (of or relating to aerobics) · cy aerobig (of or relating to aerobics) · eo earobia (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · kk аэробты (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ga aeróbach (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ga aeróbach (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · sh ȁerōban (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ga aeróbach (of or relating to aerobics) · ja 好気性 (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · de aerob (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · nl aeroob (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · sh а̏еро̄бан (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · it aerobico (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · ca aeròbic (of or relating to aerobics) · pl aerobowy (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · sv aerob (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · fr aérobique (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · kk аэробтық (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · el αεροβικός (of or relating to aerobics) · cy aerobig (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · pl aerobowy (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ro aerobic (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · ru аэро́бный (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · ca aeròbic (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · it aerobico (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · sv aerobisk (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · fi happihakuinen (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · sh ȁerōban (involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body) · el αερόβιος (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen) · nl aeroob (living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen)

wikipedia: Louis Pasteur