■ noun an entertainer who performs ~ics.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ically adverb
Origin
C19: from Fr. ~e , from Gk akrobatēs , from akrobatos 'walking on tiptoe', from akron 'tip' + bainein 'to walk'.
■ noun an entertainer who performs ~ics.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
~ically adverb
Origin
C19: from Fr. ~e , from Gk akrobatēs , from akrobatos 'walking on tiptoe', from akron 'tip' + bainein 'to walk'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004