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48 words in Sport & Contest
Acrobat
Sport“one who walks on tiptoe”
Acrobatics
Sport“tiptoe-walking”
Aerobics
Sport“air life”
Agon
Sport“the gathering, then the contest”
Agonist
Sport“one who competes”
Athleticism
Sport“prize-competing quality”
Athletics
Sport“the business of prize-seekers”
Biathlon
Sport“two contests”
Calisthenics
Sport“beautiful strength”
Cardio
Sport“heart”
Cycling
Sport“going by wheel”
Cyclist
Sport“wheel-person”
Decathlon
Sport“ten contests”
Disc
Sport“the thing thrown”
Discus
Sport“thing thrown”
Duathlon
Sport“two contests”
Ectomorph
Sport“outer form”
Endomorph
Sport“inner form”
Ergogenic
Sport“work producing”
Ergometer
Sport“work measure”
Gym
Sport“the naked place”
Gymnast
Sport“one who puts others through exercise”
Gymnastics
Sport“the art of exercising naked”
Heptathlon
Sport“seven contests”
Hippodrome
Sport“horse course”
Isokinetic
Sport“equal-moving”
Isometric
Sport“equal measure”
Isotonic
Sport“of equal tension”
Kinesiology
Sport“study of movement”
Mesomorph
Sport“middle form”
Olympiad
Sport“an Olympia-interval”
Olympian
Sport“belonging to Olympus”
Olympic
Sport“of Olympia”
Paralympian
Sport“one beside the Olympian”
Paralympic
Sport“beside the Olympic”
Pentathlon
Sport“five contests”
Periodization
Sport“a going round”
Physiotherapy
Sport“treatment by natural means”
Physique
Sport“the natural constitution”
Plyometric
Sport“measurable increase”
Podium
Sport“little foot”
Somatotype
Sport“body stamp”
Tetrathlon
Sport“four contests”
Toxophilite
Sport“lover of the bow”
Trapeze
Sport“little table”
Triathlon
Sport“three contests”
Ultramarathon
Sport“beyond the fennel field”
Velodrome
Sport“speed-track”