elliptical
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- noun
- /ɪˈlɪptɪkəl/
- US
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elíptica
- So I picked you up one of these portable seated ellipticals.
You, my friend, we're on the treadmill, not the elliptical.
- You, my friend, we're on the treadmill, not the elliptical.
Examples
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The elliptical is OK sometimes, but excruciating at others.
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So to be able to kind of just wake up and get on the elliptical and play with my kids and, you know, handle business and whatnot.
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So she said, I want that elliptical at The Four Seasons.
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Sometimes I do the elliptical in there and then and then do weights and then and then.
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It's a small 24-hour gym: a variety of weight machines, free weights, four treadmills, four ellipticals, and two stationary bikes.
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I use the elliptical at the gym for my morning workouts.
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To improve my fitness, I exercise on the elliptical machine three times a week.
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Many people prefer the elliptical for low-impact cardio sessions.
Synonyms
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Equipment that helps a person exercise, for example a bike or weights
How Impactful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Elliptical for the gym machine gets its name from the same idea: your feet move in a smooth oval path like an ellipse, so the trainer is named for that shape.