amphitheater

Definition of Amphitheater in English :

1. amphitheater, amphitheatre

a sloping gallery with seats for spectators (as in an operating room or theater)

2. amphitheater, amphitheatre, coliseum

an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Amphitheater

noun

1.

a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats

2.

a scene of conflict, competition, etc.; arena

3.

a sloping gallery in a theater

4.

a lecture hall with a sloping gallery, esp. one for observing surgical procedures in a medical school or hospital

5.

a level place surrounded by rising ground

n.

1. An oval or circular structure having tiers of seats rising gradually outward from a central open space or arena.

2. Geology A level area surrounded by upward sloping ground.

3. An upper, sloping gallery with seats for spectators, as in a theater or operating room.