aerobic

• aërobic

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/
  • (US, colloquial) IPA^(key): /əˈɹoʊ.bɪk/

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aerobic (not comparable)

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

   Antonym: anaerobic

   The bacteria require an aerobic environment to grow.

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

2. Of or relating to aerobics.

   She does aerobic exercise three times a week.

   He joined an aerobic fitness class at the gym.

• aerobe
• aerobics
• anaerobic

• → Welsh: aerobig

• Arecibo

Borrowed from English aerobics.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑerobik/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ˌro̞bik]
• Rhymes: -obik

aerobic

1. aerobics

• “aerobic”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Borrowed from French aérobique.

aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine and neuter plural aerobice)

1. aerobic

aerobic m (plural aerobics)

1. alternative form of aeróbic

• “aerobic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024