Definitions of theater [ˈθi ə tər, ˈθi^ə-]

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Definition of 'theater'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) theater
a building, part of a building, or an outdoor area for dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.

2.  theater
a room or hall with tiers of seats, used for lectures, surgical demonstrations, etc.:
Students crowded into the operating theater.

3.  theater
the theater, dramatic performances as a branch of art; the drama, esp. as a profession.

4.  theater
a particular type, style, or category of this art:
musical theater.

5.  theater
dramatic works collectively, as of literature, a nation, or an author (often prec. by the):
the Elizabethan theater.

6.  theater
the quality or effectiveness of dramatic performance.

7.  theater
a place of action; area of activity.

8.  theater
an area or region where military operations are under way:
the Pacific theater.

9.  theater
a natural formation of land rising by steps or gradations.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME < L theātrum < Gk théātron seeing place, theater =theā-, s. of theâsthai to view +-tron suffix of means or place)

Definition of 'theater'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) theater, theatre, house
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
"the house was full"

2. (noun) dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theater, theatre
the art of writing and producing plays

3. (noun) field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations
a region in which active military operations are in progress
"the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"

Definition of 'theater'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) theater
alt. of Theatre

Definition of 'theater'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms