noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/əˈɹəʊbɪks/
General-American:/əˈɹoʊbɪks/
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rhymes with -əʊbɪks
CMU ARPABET:ER0 OW1 B IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A form of exercise, designed to enhance one's cardiovascular fitness, normally performed to music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cardio
2
noun
Meaning 2
exercise that increases the need for oxygen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aerobic exercise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cardiopulmonary exercise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ews- Proto-Indo-European *h2ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) French aérobie Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English aerobic English -s English aerobics From aerobic + -s.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bashkir:
аэробика
(aerobika)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Bulgarian:
аеро́бика
(aeróbika)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Chinese Mandarin:
有氧運動 /有氧运动
(yǒuyǎng yùndòng)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Chinese Mandarin:
有氧健身操
(yǒuyǎng jiànshēncāo)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Chinese Mandarin:
有氧健身法
(yǒuyǎng jiànshēnfǎ)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Dutch:
aerobics
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Finnish:
aerobikkaus
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
French:
aérobic
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
German:
Aerobic
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Greek:
αερόμπικ
(aerómpik)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Japanese:
エアロビクス
(earobikusu)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Japanese:
有酸素運動
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Kazakh:
аэробика
(aérobika)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Korean:
에어로빅
(eeorobik)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Korean:
유산소 운동
(yusanso undong)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Kyrgyz:
аэробика
(aerobika)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Māori:
haukori
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Polish:
aerobik
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Portuguese:
aeróbica
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Romanian:
gimnastică aerobică
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Russian:
аэро́бика
(aeróbika)
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Spanish:
aeróbic
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Spanish:
aerobic
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Swahili:
aerobiki
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Swedish:
aerobics
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Thai:
แอโรบิค
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
Welsh:
aerobeg
— exercise for cardiovascular fitness
