Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The gymnastic moves of an acrobat.
  • noun The art, skill, or performance of an acrobat.
  • noun A display of spectacular virtuosic skill and agility.

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  • noun The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
  • noun A spectacular display of agility.

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  • noun the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
  • noun the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

Etymologies

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From acrobat +‎ -ics.

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Examples

  • Avoiding G-LOC, or “gravity-induced loss of consciousness,” during aggressive acrobatics is a physical struggle.

    The Last Ace 2009

  • Avoiding G-LOC, or “gravity-induced loss of consciousness,” during aggressive acrobatics is a physical struggle.

    The Last Ace 2009

  • Charles Bronson wasn't attempting trapeze acrobatics from the ceiling of a warehouse onto high speed Army trucks.

    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Teaser Trailer 2008

  • Brin, known for his amateur trapeze acrobatics, is going to use his vast wealth to create a new circus to travel the world.

    Archive 2005-04-01 Ben Barren 2005

  • Anderson, who grew up competing in acrobatics and dreamed of joining Cirque du Soleil, eased Bhardwaj's financial burden with a $20,000 contribution.

    USATODAY.com - USA ready for gymnastics challenge 2004

  • I admired his fearlessness with Couples, marvelled at the word acrobatics in the Rabbit series, read of his psoriasis, childhood stammering and problems of self-image, counted the novels and short stories and wondered, 'How does he do it?'"

    Daily News & Analysis 2009

  • It is, in the first place, a pity that there is so little written of the history of these people, so little material from which to gather the development of the idea of acrobatics in general, or of any one phase in particular.

    Adventures in the Arts Informal Chapters on Painters, Vaudeville, and Poets Marsden Hartley

  • But what lingers in the memory more than the acrobatics is the gorgeous singing tone Mr. Ma achieved in the lyrical variations.

    NYT > Home Page By JAMES R. OESTREICH 2011

  • Forming an excellent and even redder backdrop to their acrobatics was a line of Ferraris you can see in the video.

    Jalopnik: Top 2009

  • Though the college cheerleaders I've seen aren't that busty, probably because skinny, athletic, and light go better with the kind of acrobatics college cheerleaders do.

    Introducing a Good Sport Jen 2009

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