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isometric contraction

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
iso-met-ric -con-trac-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

When a muscle tenses and produces force but does not change length or cause joint movement (e.g., when holding a heavy box or doing a plank).

Inflected Forms

isometric contractions (plural)

Phrases

stretch shortening cycle

Frequently Paired Words

stretch shortening cycle concentric contraction eccentric contraction isotonic contraction

Questions

What does isometric contraction mean?
When a muscle tenses and produces force but does not change length or cause joint movement (e.g., when holding a heavy box or doing a plank).

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