GYMNASTIC APPARATUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gymnastic apparatus mean? 

• GYMNASTIC APPARATUS (noun)
  The noun GYMNASTIC APPARATUS has 1 sense:

1. sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

  Familiarity information: GYMNASTIC APPARATUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYMNASTIC APPARATUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

exerciser; gymnastic apparatus

Hypernyms ("gymnastic apparatus" is a kind of...):

sports equipment (equipment needed to participate in a particular sport)

Domain category:

gymnastic exercise; gymnastics (a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gymnastic apparatus"):

balance beam; beam (a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts)

high bar; horizontal bar (gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends)

gymnastic horse; horse (a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs)

bars; parallel bars (gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights)

rings (gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises)

stall bar (a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs)

trampoline (gymnastic apparatus consisting of a strong canvas sheet attached with springs to a metal frame; used for tumbling)