noun
- (used with a plural verb) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics.
- (used with a singular verb) the art or practice of acrobatic feats.
- (used with a plural verb) something performed with remarkable agility and ease: the verbal acrobatics of a habitual liar.
noun
- (functioning as plural) the skills or feats of an acrobat
- (functioning as singular) the art of an acrobat
- (functioning as plural) any activity requiring agility and skillmental acrobatics
1859, from acrobatic; also see -ics. Also acrobatism (1864). In early 20c. acrobacy (from French acrobacie) sometimes was used.