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conditioning

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Pronunciation: US /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/

conditioning means: Training or preparation that makes your body ready for an activity, especially sport.

noun

PHYSICAL TRAININGB2

Training or preparation that makes your body ready for an activity, especially sport.

  • The team starts conditioning next week.
  • Her conditioning improved after months of training.
  • These conditioning exercises prepare your legs for running.

Similar words: training, preparation

Common phrases: physical conditioning, conditioning exercises, strength and conditioning

BEHAVIOR TRAININGC1

A process that teaches a person or animal to act in a certain way through repeated experiences.

  • Conditioning taught the dog to expect food after a bell.
  • Social conditioning can shape our ideas about work.
  • The experiment studied how conditioning changes an animal’s response.

Similar words: behavior training

Common phrases: classical conditioning, social conditioning, conditioning process

SAMPLE PREPARATIONC2

Keeping a test sample at a set temperature and moisture level for a set time before testing.

  • The samples need conditioning before testing.
  • Conditioning keeps each piece at the same temperature and humidity.
  • After conditioning, the laboratory measured the fabric’s strength.

Similar words: sample preparation

Common phrases: sample conditioning, conditioning chamber, conditioning period

Questions about conditioning

What does conditioning mean?

Training or preparation that makes your body ready for an activity, especially sport.

What is conditioning in other languages?

Türkçe: kondisyon çalışması · Español: preparación física · Français: préparation physique · Deutsch: Konditionstraining · Italiano: preparazione atletica · 日本語: 体力づくり

How do you pronounce conditioning?

It is pronounced /kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ/.

How do you use conditioning in a sentence?

The team starts conditioning next week. Her conditioning improved after months of training.

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