aerobics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈɹəʊbɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈɹoʊbɪks/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English -s English aerobics From aerobic + -s.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
Deriveds
aquaerobics · aqua aerobics · boxaerobics · water aerobics · chairobics · strollerobics · quadrobics · step aerobics
Descendants
aeróbic · αερόμπικ · aerobic · aerobics · aerobeg · аеро́бика · aerobics · aerobiko
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Translations (27)
ru аэро́бика (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · mi haukori (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ja 有酸素運動 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · el αερόμπικ (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · sv aerobics (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · nl aerobics (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ko 유산소 운동 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · pl aerobik (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · fr aérobic (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · de Aerobic (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ja エアロビクス (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · fi aerobikkaus (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · kk аэробика (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · th แอโรบิค (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · pt aeróbica (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · es aeróbic (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · sw aerobiki (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ky аэробика (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · cmn 有氧健身操 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · cy aerobeg (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · bg аеро́бика (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · cmn 有氧運動 /有氧运动 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ko 에어로빅 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · cmn 有氧健身法 (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ro gimnastică aerobică (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · ba аэробика (exercise for cardiovascular fitness) · es aerobic (exercise for cardiovascular fitness)