---------------------------------------------------------- Aviation-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 07/23/11: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:20 PM - Acrobatics vice Aerobatics - come on folks! (Ex-Fighter Pilot) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:20:21 PM PST US Subject: Aviation-List: Acrobatics vice Aerobatics - come on folks! From: "Ex-Fighter Pilot" Sorry folks, with all due respect to those on this forum who get it right.....please look at the information below from the Webster based, online dictionary. What we do in aircraft is NOT ACROBATICS....!!! The correct term is AEROBATICS...... [Rolling Eyes] [Shocked] acrobatics /krbtks/ [ak-ruh-bat-iks] Show IPA noun 1. ( used with a plural verb ) the feats of an acrobat; gymnastics. 2. ( used with a singular verb ) the art or practice of acrobatic feats. 3. ( used with a plural verb ) something performed with remarkable agility and ease: the verbal acrobatics of a habitual liar. Use acrobatics in a Sentence See images of acrobatics Search acrobatics on the Web -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Origin: 188085; see acrobatic, -ics aerobatics /rbtks/[air-uh-bat-iks] Show IPA noun 1. ( used with a plural verb ) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like. 2. ( used with a singular verb ) the art or technique of performing such stunts. Use aerobatics in a Sentence See images of aerobatics Search aerobatics on the Web -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Origin: 191520; aero- + batics Related forms aerobatic, adjective Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=347513#347513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aviation-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Aviation-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aviation-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aviation-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.