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Amphitheater - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Amphitheater : (noun)
1: a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an
operating room or theater) [syn: amphitheatre]
2: an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which
contests and spectacles are held [syn: amphitheatre, coliseum]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Amphitheater : \Am`phi*the"a*ter\, Amphitheatre
\Am`phi*the"a*tre\,, n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; ? _ ?
theater: cf. F. amphith['e][^a]tre. See Theater.]
1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats
about an open space called the arena.
Note: The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats
of gladiators and wild beasts.
2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level
surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery
in a theater.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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