acrobat
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ac·ro·bat
(ăk'rə-băt') 
n.
acrobatically ac'ro·bat'i·cal·ly adv.
n.
- One who is skilled in feats of balance and agility in gymnastics.
- 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.]
acrobatic ac'ro·bat'ic adj.acrobatically ac'ro·bat'i·cal·ly adv.
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Acrobat
Document exchange software from Adobe that allows documents to be displayed and printed the same on every computer. The Acrobat system created the Portable Document Format (PDF), which is widely used in commercial printing and on the Web. See PDF.
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acrobat
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Definition: performer doing tricks, physical feats
Antonyms: clod
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categories related to 'acrobat'
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- Actors, Characters, and Theater People - acrobat: expert performer of physical tricks or feats
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Acrobat
Acrobat may refer to:
- Acrobat, one who practises acrobatics
In music:
- "Acrobat" (song), from U2's album Achtung Baby
- "Acrobat", a song from Maxïmo Park's album A Certain Trigger
- Acrobat Records, an independent record company
In literature:
- Acrobat (comics), a Marvel Comics character
- Acrobat, a novel by Gonzalo Lira
In computers:
- Adobe Acrobat, a family of computer programs
- Acrobat.com, a suite of hosted document exchange services from Adobe Systems
In art:
- The Acrobats (1927), a wood carving by Alan Durst
In film:
- Acrobats (film), a 2005 Finnish documentary film
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Acrobat
Nederlands (Dutch)
acrobaat, iemand die van standpunt verandert, pienter/ kunstzinnig iemand
Français (French)
n. - acrobate
Deutsch (German)
n. - Akrobat, Schlangenmensch, Seiltänzer, Trapezkünstler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ακροβάτης
Italiano (Italian)
acrobata, saltimbanco
Português (Portuguese)
n. - acrobata (m) (f), saltimbanco (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - acróbata, saltimbanqui, volatinero
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - akrobat
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
杂技演员, 特技演员, 随机应变者, 翻云覆雨者
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雜技演員, 特技演員, 隨機應變者, 翻雲覆雨者
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 줄타기 곡예사, 변절자
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بهلوان
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - לוליין, אקרובט
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