hyperextension
noun
hyperextension is a noun meaning “The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled H-Y-P-E-R-E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 19 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of hyperextension is hyperextensions.
What does hyperextension mean?
noun
- 1
The extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
- 2
An exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce hyperextension?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-hyperextension.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hyperextension
- hyperextensions plural
- hyper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is hyperextension?
Hyperextension appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you abbreviate hyperextension?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of hyperextension: hyper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hyperextension come from?
From hyper- + extension.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).