Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Aerial

Aerial

A skill performed without the hands touching the floor or the apparatus. Also used as an adjective, as in aerial cartwheel and aerial walkover.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Sports
  • Category: Gymnastics
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

aerial
Education; SAT vocabulary

Of, pertaining to, or like the air.

aerial
Biology; Botany

of the air; growing or borne above the surface of the ground.

aerial
Sports; Surfing

An advanced surfing manoeuver where the surfer and board leave the surface of the wave.

aerial
Medical; Herbal medicine

The parts of plants growing above ground.

aerial
Consumer electronics; Television

In cable broadband, it is a reference to plant facilities hung on poles.

aerial
Weather; Meteorology

1. Same as antenna. 2. Of or pertaining to the air, atmosphere, or aviation.

chassé
Sports; Gymnastics

A dance movement of the feet which gives the impression of one foot chasing the other, often used as a lead-up to a leap.

coupé
Sports; Gymnastics

A ballet term whose literal meaning is to cut. It is a ballet dance movement that calls for the non-support foot to be pulled sharply off the floor and placed with a pointed toe ...

Dawes
Sports; Gymnastics

An uneven bar skill named after Dominique Dawes. It is a back giant with 1 ½ turn in the handstand. It has been rated by the FIG as a D level skill. Its FIG number is 4.403.

demi-plié
Sports; Gymnastics

Literally translated to a small bend. This is a fundamental ballet movement that calls for the knees, to bend in perfect alignment over the toes with the feet flat on the floor ...

développé
Sports; Gymnastics

This is a ballet and gymnastics dance movement. A développé is done by drawing the toe of the gesture leg (which bends at the knee and hip) up the front, side, or back of the ...

Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)
Sports; Gymnastics

The international and Olympic governing body of competitive gymnastics. The FIG is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and is responsible for the governance of the ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Law enforcement Category: Terrorism

Underwear bomb

An improvised explosive device built by sewing explosives inside the underwear fabrics. It is designed to evade airport metal detectors as it doesn't ...

Contributor

Featured blossaries

Christmas Song

Category: Entertainment   1 3 Terms

Arabic Dialects

Category: Languages   2 3 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS