noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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rhymes with -ætɪks
CMU ARPABET:AE2 K R AH0 B AE1 T IH0 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The art of performing acrobatic gymnastic feats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A spectacular display of agility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flight, flying
Narrower terms: tailspin, spin
4
noun
Meaning 4
the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tumbling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gymnastics, gymnastic exercise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h2eḱrós 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) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) 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.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
akrobatiek
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Arabic:
بِهْلَوَانِيَّات
(bihlawāniyyāt)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Armenian:
ակրոբատիկա
(akrobatika)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Belarusian:
акрабатыка
(akrabatyka)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Bulgarian:
акроба́тика
(akrobátika)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Catalan:
acrobàcia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Chinese Cantonese:
雜技 /杂技
(zaap6 gei6)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Chinese Mandarin:
雜技 /杂技
(zájì)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Crimean Tatar:
akrobatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Czech:
akrobatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Czech:
akrobacie
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Danish:
akrobatik
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Esperanto:
akrobataĵo
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Estonian:
akrobaatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Finnish:
akrobatia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
French:
acrobatie
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Galician:
acrobacia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Georgian:
აკრობატიკა
(aḳrobaṭiḳa)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
German:
Akrobatik
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Greek:
ακροβασία
(akrovasía)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Hebrew:
אקרובטיקה
(akrobatika)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Hebrew:
לולינות
(lulianot)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Hungarian:
akrobatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Italian:
acrobazia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Japanese:
曲芸
(kyokugei)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Japanese:
軽業
(karuwaza)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Japanese:
アクロバット
(akurobatto)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Kazakh:
акробатика
(akrobatika)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Korean:
곡예
(gogye)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Lithuanian:
akrobatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Māori:
pōtēteke
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Māori:
pōteketeke
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Norwegian Bokmål:
akrobatikk
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Norwegian Nynorsk:
akrobatikk
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Polish:
akrobatyka
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Portuguese:
acrobacia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Romanian:
acrobatică
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Romanian:
acrobație
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Russian:
акроба́тика
(akrobátika)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Serbo-Croatian:
акробатика
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Serbo-Croatian:
акробације
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Serbo-Croatian:
akrobatika
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Serbo-Croatian:
akrobacije
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Spanish:
acrobacia
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Swedish:
akrobatik
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Tagalog:
akrobasya
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Turkish:
akrobasi
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Ottoman Turkish:
جانبازلق
(cambazlık)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
Ukrainian:
акробатика
(akrobatyka)
— art of performing acrobatic feats
