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treadmill

treadmill

253 2.5
A machine with a moving belt for walking or running in place
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
translation icon : cinta de correr
  • Patient has labored breathing Because he's been on a treadmill for the last 30 minutes.
  • walk on the treadmill
  • run on a treadmill
  • treadmill test

The skill is finding what speed on the treadmill actually works for you.

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Examples

  • The skill is finding what speed on the treadmill actually works for you.

  • Everyone goes out and buys a rowing machine or a treadmill or an ice cream maker.

  • So it's like if the faster you run, the faster the treadmill goes.

  • If you do not have a treadmill, one will be provided for you.

  • OK, I'm going to go walk on the treadmill and take this book with me.

  • He's been walking on the treadmill four miles every night.

  • Nora has been walking on the treadmill for twenty minutes, and she wants to stop.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The inclination of the treadmill was increased by 1 percent every third minute, from 0 to 3 percent.

    Academic text (1997)
  • She runs on the treadmill for thirty minutes every morning to stay fit.

  • After a long day, I like to unwind by walking on the treadmill while listening to music.

Compounds

treadmill test
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A medical test in which a person walks on a moving treadmill while doctors watch the heart and breathing

How Intense

StairMaster
6 4.2
rowing
26 2.0
treadmill
253 2.5
elliptical
  • US
1 4.5

Surface Forms

treadmill singular
treadmills plural

Morphology

treadmill = tread + mill (semi-transparent) = tread + mill

The compound is clearly 'tread' + 'mill', but the modern gym device is a specialized machine (not a grinding mill), so learners may not fully derive the exact modern meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Treadmill comes from the parts tread 'to step' and mill 'a machine that does work', and it gives a simple picture of stepping on a machine in one place. So a treadmill today is the exercise machine with a moving belt where you walk or run without going anywhere.