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leg extensor

leg extensor

6.0
An exercise done on a machine that makes the front thigh muscles stronger by straightening the knee
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : extensor de piernas
  • The leg extensor machine helps isolate and develop the front thigh muscles.

Examples

  • Physical therapists often recommend the leg extensor for patients recovering from knee injuries.

  • He did three sets of ten leg extensor exercises to strengthen his quadriceps after knee surgery.

  • The leg extensor machine is very popular at the gym.

  • I use the leg extensor to improve my leg strength.

  • He did three sets of ten leg extensor exercises to strengthen his quadriceps after knee surgery.

  • Physical therapists often recommend the leg extensor for patients recovering from knee injuries.

  • The leg extensor machine helps isolate and develop the front thigh muscles.

How Strengthening

squat
53 2.5
leg extensor
  • Specialized
6.0
leg exercise
1 2.0

Surface Forms

leg extensor singular
leg extensors plural

Morphology

leg + extensor

The meaning is directly compositional: 'extensor' denotes something that extends (a muscle or device) and 'leg' specifies the limb, so 'leg extensor' straightforwardly refers to the extensor for the leg (muscle, exercise, or machine targeting that muscle). Although there is a small ambiguity whether it refers to the muscle, the exercise, or the machine, the overall sense is predictable from the constituents and follows common noun–modifier patterns.

Etymology

Leg extensor comes from a simple image: a machine makes your leg go straight by working the extensor muscles that straighten the knee. So the name refers to an exercise to 'strengthen' the front thigh muscles by straightening the knee against resistance.