ACROBATICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acrobatics mean? 

• ACROBATICS (noun)
  The noun ACROBATICS has 2 senses:

1. the gymnastic moves of an acrobat

2. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

  Familiarity information: ACROBATICS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACROBATICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The gymnastic moves of an acrobat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acrobatics; tumbling

Hypernyms ("acrobatics" is a kind of...):

gymnastic exercise; gymnastics (a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)

Meronyms (parts of "acrobatics"):

acrobatic feat; acrobatic stunt (a stunt performed by an acrobat)

Derivation:

acrobatic (vigorously active)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

acrobatics; aerobatics; stunt flying; stunting

Hypernyms ("acrobatics" is a kind of...):

flight; flying (an instance of traveling by air)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "acrobatics"):

spin; tailspin (rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral)