acrobatics

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(ak′rə bat′iks)

plural noun

  1. the art, skill, or tricks of an acrobat
  2. any difficult or intricate tricks requiring great skill or agility: mental acrobatics

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noun
  1. a. (used with a pl. verb) The gymnastic moves of an acrobat.
    b. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The art, skill, or performance of an acrobat.
  2. (used with a pl. verb) A display of spectacular virtuosic skill and agility: vocal acrobatics.

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Acrobatics

See also athletics; tightrope walking.

acrobatics

the acrobat’s art; hence, other kinds of stunts, as aircraft acrobatics. Also spelled acrobatism.

acrobatism

acrobatics.

equilibrist

one who performs feats that require an unusual sense of balance, as a tightrope walker.

funambulism

the art of walking a tightrope. —funambulist, n.

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