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ac·ro·bat

(ăk′rə-băt′)

1. One who is skilled in feats of balance and agility in gymnastics.

2. One who changes one's viewpoint on short notice in response to the circumstances.

[French acrobate, from Greek akrobatēs : akros, high; see acro- + bainein, bat-, to walk; see g^wā- in Indo-European roots.]

ac′ro·bat′ic adj.

ac′ro·bat′i·cal·ly adv.

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ac•ro•bat•ic

(ˌæk rəˈbæt ɪk)

adj.

pertaining to or like an acrobat or acrobatics.

[1860–65; < Greek]

ac`ro•bat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Adj.

acrobatic - vigorously active; "an acrobatic dance"; "an athletic child"; "athletic playing"; "gymnastic exercises"

gymnastic, athletic

active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"

Translations

بَهْلَوَانِي

akrobatický

akrobatisch

acrobático

acrobatique

akrobatikus

fimur, fimleika-

acrobatico

akrobatisk

акробатический

akrobatický

akrobatski

akrobatik

杂技的

acrobatic

[ˌækrəʊˈbætɪk] ADJ → acrobático

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acrobatic

[ˌækrəˈbætɪk] adj → acrobatique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

acrobatic

adj → akrobatisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

acrobatic

[ˌækrəʊˈbætɪk] adj → acrobatico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

acrobat

(ˈӕkrəbӕt) noun

a person in a circus etc who performs gymnastics.

ˌacroˈbatic adjective

ˌacroˈbatics noun plural

acrobatic performances.

References in periodicals archive ?

The 38-year-old came off the bench late in the game and soon made Barca pay for squandering several chances by acrobatically lashing an unstoppable shot into the net in the 89th minute.

Barca beaten in Bilbao by thunderous strike from Aduriz

Ryan Swan headed wide after just 10 minutes from Ryan Graydon's leftwing cross and Keith Ward and JJ Lunney forced James Talbot to acrobatically tip the effort over the bar at the other end.

Bohs lose the arrows in bore draw at home

Schrock acrobatically cushioned Martin Steuble's teasing cross from the right to the bottom corner, beating Yangon goalkeeper Kyaw Zin Htet for the equalizer.

Heartbreak for Ceres Negros after AFC Champions League exit

Summary: By nature the Lebanese are rarely consistent, except in their ability to acrobatically politicize every issue -- from climate change, to rainfall, to the price of ice cream.

A puppet show

But it was a goal worthy of winning any game, the striker cleverly controlling Matt Wood's throw into the area before acrobatically steering an overhead kick beyond Sam Andrew in the Valley goal three minutes into the second half.

Haseley's cracker puts the brakes on Rugby's unbeaten run

The Frenchman did well with his goal, controlling Sanchez's chipped cross and acrobatically volleying a consolation for Arsenal.

Arsenal blown away by Bayern

Elliot Whitehouse came closest to putting them ahead within the opening five minutes of the match, as he saw his 30-yard drive tipped over acrobatically by Jonathan Henly in the visitors' goal.

Walker helps Boro zone in on survival; NUNEATON 1 WELLING 0

Costa, whose late header earned Atletico a 1-0 first-leg win at San Siro, acrobatically put the Spanish side ahead with the first chance of last night's last-16 second leg but former Real Madrid star Kaka headed Milan level.

COSTA AT THE DOUBLE IN MADRID

The visitors threatened to increase their lead, Josh Banks firing over before Mackin saved acrobatically from Owen''s strike.

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Derek McInnes' visitors took an early lead through a fine strike from Neil Danns before Tommy Smith acrobatically drew the home side level.

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In a lively second half, Hill acrobatically pushed over Oliver Reed's shot and made fine late saves from Mikael Mandron and Mitchell.

Hill defies Black Cats to earn under-21s win

Its core campaign mode succeeds in making you feel like a Jedi - acrobatically clearing a room of droids with graceful lightsaber sweeps and force pushes.