aerobic
English
/ɛˈɹoʊbɪk/
adj
Definitions
- Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria.
- Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs.
- Of or relating to aerobics.
Etymology
Derived from French aérobie derived from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (air, wind, atmosphere, mist).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἀήρ
Gloss
air, wind, atmosphere, mist
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
気
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerobically English
- aerobicise English
- aerobicize English
- aerobicized English
- aerobicwear English
- aquaerobic English
- dysaerobic English
- exaerobic English
- microaerobic English
- microaerobically English
- nanoaerobic English
- nonaerobic English
- preaerobic English
- semiaerobic English
- semiaerobically English
- subaerobic English
- aer Latin
- aerogenes Latin
- navis Latin
- āer Latin
- āera Latin
- āerem Latin
- āēr Latin
- aerobico Italian
- aria Italian
- aérobie French
- aérodrome French
- aéroplane French
- plane French
- Аэлита Russian
- aerobio Spanish, Castilian
- aeróbico Spanish, Castilian
- ἀήρ Ancient Greek
- ἠεροειδής Ancient Greek
- ἠερόεις Ancient Greek
- *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂weh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- aeronave Portuguese
- aeróbico Portuguese
- aeróbach Irish
- αέρας Greek (modern)
- αερο- Greek (modern)
- αεροβικός Greek (modern)
- ჰაერი Old Georgian
- *auhḗr Proto-Hellenic