different between gymnastic vs cartwheel

English

Alternative forms

• gymnastick (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??m?næst?k/
• Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

gymnastic

1. Pertaining to gymnastics.
2. Pertaining to the gymnasia (ancient Greek schools).

   gymnastic dialogues

Derived terms

• gymnastically

Translations

Noun

gymnastic (plural gymnastics)

1. (obsolete) A gymnast.

Translations

Anagrams

• nystagmic, syntagmic

English

Etymology

cart +? wheel

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??t?wi?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??t?wil/

Noun

cartwheel (plural cartwheels)

1. The literal wheel of a cart.
2. A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.
3. (Britain, historical, obsolete slang) A crown coin; its value, 5 shillings.
   • 1859, J.C. Hotten, A Dictionary of Modern Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words

     Half-a-crown is known as an alderman, half a bull, half a tusheroon, and a madza caroon; whilst a crown piece, or five shillings, may be called either a bull, or a caroon, or a cartwheel, or a coachwheel, or a thick-un, or a tusheroon.

4. (US, historical, obsolete slang) A silver dollar of the larger size produced before 1979.

Translations

Verb

cartwheel (third-person singular simple present cartwheels, present participle cartwheeling, simple past and past participle cartwheeled)

1. To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.
2. To flip end over end: normally said of a crashing vehicle or aircraft.

   The race car hit a bump and cartwheeled over the finish line.