How do you pronounce aerobic?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/.

aerobic

/ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: aer-o-bic
IPA: /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/

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Meaning

adj

Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.

adj

Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.

adj

Of or relating to aerobics.

Example Sentences

"The bacteria require an aerobic environment to grow."
"She does aerobic exercise three times a week."
"He joined an aerobic fitness class at the gym."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: aérobie, ἀήρ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
British English: /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/

Inflected Forms

aërobic (alternative)

Derived Forms

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

Frequently Paired Words

aerobe aerobics anaerobic

Synonyms

aerophilic aerophilous

Antonyms

anaerobic

Rhymes With

homophobic anaerobic claustrophobic phobic sobek bobek dobek