Definition

Noun: A piece of gymnastics apparatus for women consisting of two horizontal bars, traditionally made of wood, set at different heights and used for swinging, release, and transition elements.

Usage

The term "uneven bars" refers specifically to the apparatus itself and the gymnastics event performed on it. * The gymnast practiced her routine on the uneven bars. * The uneven bars event requires immense upper body strength and precision. * They adjusted the height of the uneven bars for the junior competition.

Advanced Usage

• In competitive scoring, a routine on the uneven bars is judged on difficulty, execution, and composition.
• The apparatus is sometimes colloquially shortened to "bars" in gymnastics contexts (e.g., "She's great on bars"), but "uneven bars" remains the official term for the event and equipment.

Variants and Related Words

• Uneven parallel bars: A less common, full technical name for the apparatus.
• Asymmetric bars: A synonym used primarily in British English.
• Bars (gymnastics): A common shorthand, but this can also refer to the men's parallel bars event, so context is key.

Synonyms

• Asymmetric bars

Antonyms

• Parallel bars (a men's gymnastics apparatus with two bars set at the same height)

Noun

1. a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics