Which Is Correct Summersault or Somersault?

Summersault is an archaic spelling of the word, somersault. It is no longer acceptable in the current age and time. ... Somersault is a gymnastics act where an individual turns heads over heels. "Watching the gymnast somersault was refreshing and blissful."

Which is correct somersault or somersault?

A somersault (also flip, heli, and in gymnastics salto) is an acrobatic exercise in which a person's body rotates 360° around a horizontal axis with the feet passing over the head. A somersault can be performed forwards, backwards or sideways and can be executed in the air or on the ground.

Does somersault mean?

an acrobatic movement, either forward or backward, in which the body rolls end over end, making a complete revolution. such a movement performed in the air as part of a dive, tumbling routine, etc.