isometric exercise
noun
exercise or a program of exercises to strengthen specific muscles or shape the figure by pitting one muscle or part of the body against another or against an immovable object in a strong but motionless action, as by pressing the fist of one hand against the palm of the other or against a desk.
any specific exercise of this type.
Origin of isometric exercise
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby isometric exercise
isomerization,
isomerize,
isomerous,
isomers,
isometric,
isometric exercise,
isometric period of cardiac cycle,
isometric scale,
isometrics,
isometropia,
isometry
Medical definitions for isometric exercise
isometric exercise
n.
Exercise performed by the exertion of effort against a resistance that strengthens and tones the muscle without changing the length of the muscle fibers.