Gymnastic /(jĭm*năs"tĭk)/
Gym·nas·tic
Gymnastic
a.
- Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health, defense, or diversion; -- originally said of games or exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; in modern times more specifically applied to athletic exercises demonstrating balance and agility, such as tumbling, somersaulting, and bodily maneuvers performed on special equipment such as parallel bars or a balance beam; as, gymnastic exercises, contests, etc.
- pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect.
Gymnastic
n.
- A gymnast. [Obs.]