acrobatics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Hellenic [Term?] Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́κρος (ắkros) Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Hellenic *gʷəňňō Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *égʷēn Ancient Greek βαίνω (baínō) Ancient Greek βᾰτός (bătós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek -βάτης (-bátēs) Ancient Greek ἀκροβάτης (akrobátēs)bor. French acrobateder. English acrobat Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English acrobatics From acrobat + -ics.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
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(uncountable) A spectacular display of agility.
[…] he performs linguistic acrobatics, bringing a new sense of language into the theatre, combining lexiconic esoterica with street speech.
2000, The Cambridge History of American Theatre, →ISBN, page 218:
Deriveds
aerobatics · aquabatics · Acroyoga · mental acrobatics · sport acrobatics
Translations (49)
ca acrobàcia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · sh акробатика (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ro acrobatică (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ja アクロバット (art of performing acrobatic feats) · gl acrobacia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ja 曲芸 (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ota جانبازلق (art of performing acrobatic feats) · et akrobaatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · he לולינות (art of performing acrobatic feats) · yue 雜技 /杂技 (art of performing acrobatic feats) · es acrobacia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · el ακροβασία (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ru акроба́тика (art of performing acrobatic feats) · pl akrobatyka (art of performing acrobatic feats) · sh akrobatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · sh акробације (art of performing acrobatic feats) · hy ակրոբատիկա (art of performing acrobatic feats) · tr akrobasi (art of performing acrobatic feats) · nb akrobatikk (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ar بِهْلَوَانِيَّات (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ro acrobație (art of performing acrobatic feats) · he אקרובטיקה (art of performing acrobatic feats) · sv akrobatik (art of performing acrobatic feats) · tl akrobasya (art of performing acrobatic feats) · mi pōtēteke (art of performing acrobatic feats) · be акрабатыка (art of performing acrobatic feats) · de Akrobatik (art of performing acrobatic feats) · sh akrobacije (art of performing acrobatic feats) · lt akrobatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · nn akrobatikk (art of performing acrobatic feats) · uk акробатика (art of performing acrobatic feats) · cmn 雜技 /杂技 (art of performing acrobatic feats) · kk акробатика (art of performing acrobatic feats) · fi akrobatia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ko 곡예 (art of performing acrobatic feats) · hu akrobatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · mi pōteketeke (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ka აკრობატიკა (art of performing acrobatic feats) · ja 軽業 (art of performing acrobatic feats) · it acrobazia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · eo akrobataĵo (art of performing acrobatic feats) · pt acrobacia (art of performing acrobatic feats) · bg акроба́тика (art of performing acrobatic feats) · af akrobatiek (art of performing acrobatic feats) · cs akrobacie (art of performing acrobatic feats) · cs akrobatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · fr acrobatie (art of performing acrobatic feats) · crh akrobatika (art of performing acrobatic feats) · da akrobatik (art of performing acrobatic feats)