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hyperextension en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English extension English hyperextension From hyper- + extension.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
hyperextensions Number=Plur lexicographic
hyper alternative, colloquial lexicographic

Deriveds

reverse hyperextension

Relateds

hyperextensor

Translations (5)

sv ryggresning (exercise of raising the upper torso) · fi selänojennus (exercise of raising the upper torso) · ja 過伸展 (bending of joint beyond typical limit of extension) · ru гиперэксте́нзия (exercise of raising the upper torso) · fi yliojennus (bending of joint beyond typical limit of extension)