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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
aerobic
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
aerobic exercise (=in which you breathe deeply and your heart beats faster)
▪ Aerobic exercise, such as jogging or cycling, is a great way to burn off fat.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
exercise
▪ Examples of aerobic exercise are running, cycling, swimming, aerobic fitness sessions.
▪ Such aerobic exercises, however, have little effect on muscle strength and size.
▪ This may not, however, in itself provide sufficient aerobic exercise.
▪ It combines aerobic exercise with light barbell lifting.
▪ Sometimes this is called aerobic exercise, and cycling is an excellent form of aerobics.
▪ Both aerobic exercise and strength training are essential for good nutrition and quality of life.
▪ Where a programme calls for aerobic work, weight training should not be considered an aerobic exercise.
▪ The important thing is that we can influence it through aerobic exercise.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
aerobic shoes
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A specimen of the fluid was used for bacteriological studies including microscopy and culture on plates for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria.
▪ As this chapter proceeds, there is an aerobic walking record for you to fill in.
▪ George Foreman may joke about being a fat man, but he is an aerobic wonder.
▪ In addition, the aerobic activity helped them to increase their metabolic rate which is, after all, what every slimmer needs.
▪ Previous research concentrated on the removal of nitrate that was observed when groundwater conditions change from aerobic to anaerobic.
▪ She was demonstrating aerobic movements and hostessing for her guests as they arrived.
▪ Sulphide ores tend to oxidise in aerobic conditions, consuming oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide.
▪ There is a simple way of calculating your aerobic walking rate.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aerobic

Aerobic \A`["e]r*o"bic\, a. (Biol.) Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also, pertaining to, or induced by, a["e]robies; as, a["e]robic fermentation. -- A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly, adv.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
aerobic

"living only in the presence of oxygen," 1875, (after French aérobie, coined 1863 by Louis Pasteur) from Greek aero- "air" (see aero-) + bios "life" (see bio-).

Wiktionary
aerobic

a. 1 living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria. 2 involving or improving oxygen consumption by the body e.g. aerobic exercise. 3 Of or relating to aerobics.

WordNet
aerobic
  1. adj. depending on free oxygen or air; "aerobic fermentation" [syn: aerophilic, aerophilous] [ant: anaerobic]

  2. based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency; "aerobic dance"; "running is very aerobic" [ant: anaerobic]

Wikipedia
Aerobic

Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen.

Aerobic may also refer to

  • Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity
  • Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise
  • Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellular respiration
  • Aerobic organism, a living thing with an oxygen-based metabolism

Usage examples of "aerobic".

I crack open an ampule of mating pheromone and let it waft across the bar, as I sip my drink, a methyl isocyanate on the rocksmethyl isocyanate is the substance which killed more than 2,000 people when it leaked in Bhopal, India, but thanks to my weight training, aerobic workouts, and a low-fat fiber-rich diet, the stuff has no effect on me.

During his residency, Zach had gotten badly out of shape, and sculling again helped him get back into good condition, although he would never be the aerobic machine he was in college.

Rocking and swiveling, the justices would perform a rite of aerobic listening to the advocates or one another, as the more theatrical among them, particularly Justice Fini, launched brainteasers and witty remarks at the embattled advocates.

Some people use it for stretching purposes only, while others prefer the more aerobic yoga positions to get a good cardiovascular and stretching workout.

In aerobic composting, the oxygen-consuming bacteria need air as they break down organic material.

Kinetics of the Reaction Inactivation of Tyroserose During Its Catalyzing of the Aerobic Oxidation of Catechol.

Aerobic resistance training is also far more effective and timesaving than the conventional approach to Aerobics and weight training.

Her penlight throwing a tiny spot of illumination, Eva padded through the darkened foyer in her expensive aerobic shoes, her thin, black lycra bodysuit feeling as tight and comfortable as her own skin.

It comes in an amalgam of cloudy scents: the clinging stink of living flesh parasitized by aerobic bacteria.

Theirs were the only single steps in the aerobic room, where everyone else had stacked two or three--even four.

Although clinical trials had not yet even begun, preliminary tests had indicated that Ribomax, a genetically engineered RNA molecule, was effective against a wide range of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, including pathogens of the genera Clostridium, Staphylococcus, and Streptococcus.

I have a question about what seems to be a fundamental contradiction in all the hype about the advantages of aerobic exercise on the one hand and the disadvantages of coffee and caffeine on the other.

As I understand it, the idea in aerobic exercise is to get your heart pumping at an accelerated rate (say, 150 beats per minute) for a sustained period (say, half an hour).

This must remain an aerobic exercise, she told herself, but no matter how hard she breathed, her chest demanded air.

O'Hallinan had no interest in aerobic exercise, but she was an amiable woman and happy enough to cooperate with him, especially during the summer months, when the sun was shining.