aerobic

== English == === Alternative forms === aërobic === Etymology === From French aérobie, coined in 1863 by Louis Pasteur, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + βίος (bíos, “life”) + -ic. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹəʊ.bɪk/ (US) IPA(key): /ɛəˈɹoʊ.bɪk/ (US, colloquial) IPA(key): /əˈɹoʊ.bɪk/ === Adjective === aerobic (not comparable) Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen e.g. aerobic bacteria. Antonym: anaerobic Of exercise, performed while maintaining a sufficient supply of oxygen to meet bodily energy needs. Of or relating to aerobics. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== aerobe aerobics anaerobic ==== Descendants ==== → Welsh: aerobig ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Arecibo == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English aerobics. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑerobik/, [ˈɑ̝e̞ˌro̞bik] Rhymes: -obik === Noun === aerobic aerobics ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “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 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French aérobique. === Adjective === aerobic m or n (feminine singular aerobică, masculine plural aerobici, feminine/neuter plural aerobice) aerobic ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Noun === aerobic m (plural aerobics) alternative form of aeróbic === Further reading === “aerobic”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025