Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

asymmetric bars

British  

adverb

  1. gymnastics

    1. (functioning as plural) a pair of wooden or fibreglass bars placed parallel to each other but set at different heights, for various exercises

    2. (functioning as singular) an event in a gymnastic competition in which competitors exercise on such bars

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

At one end, toddlers play with their parents in a baby gym area, while at the other, a coach drills tiny girls, many of them already ranked nationally, at work on the asymmetric bars.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 16, 2019

Aliya Mustafina upset the favourites in the women's asymmetric bars to collect Russia's first gymnastics gold of the Games.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2012

Aliya Mustafina upset the favorites in the women's asymmetric bars to collect Russia's first gymnastics gold of the Games.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2012

Mustafina, who already had asymmetric bars gold, team silver and all-around bronze in her pocket, and 2006 world all-around champion Ferrari both finished with 14.900 points, 0.3 behind Ponor.

From Reuters ● Aug. 7, 2012

Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. competes in the women's gymnastics asymmetric bars final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 6, 2012.

From Time ● Aug. 6, 2012

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training