is a type of muscle contraction in which the muscle shortens and thickens like when a person flexes the biceps muscle.
ISOTONIC CONTRACTION: "Isotonic Contraction is when the muscle shortens and thickens, say, as when flexing the biceps muscle."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "ISOTONIC CONTRACTION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/isotonic-contraction/ (accessed April 10, 2021).
