'Stadium' definitions:
Definition of 'stadium'
From: WordNet
noun
Definition of 'Stadium'
From: GCIDE
- Stadium \Sta"di*um\ (st[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. Stadia (st[=a]"d[i^]*[.a]). [L., a stadium (in sense 1), from Gr. sta`dion.]
- 1. A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to
- 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet 9 inches English. This was also called the {Olympic stadium}, as being the exact length of the foot-race course at Olympia. --Dr. W. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: A race course; especially, the Olympic course for foot races. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Hence: A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling the ancient stadium[2], used for athletic games which are typically played out-of-doors; such stadiums are usually large structures without roofs, though some modern stadiums may have a protective dome overhead. It may be contrasted with the arena, the term commonly used for smaller structures at which indoor games are played. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
- 4. A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to measure the distance of the place where it stands from an instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the telescope; -- also called stadia, and stadia rod. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'stadium'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agora,
- amphitheater,
- arena,
- assembly hall,
- athletic field,
- auditorium,
- background,
- bear garden,
- bowl,
- boxing ring,
- bull ring,
- campus,
- canvas,
- chapel,
- circus,
- cockpit,
- coliseum,
- colosseum,
- concert hall,
- convention hall,
- course,
- dance hall,
- exhibition hall,
- field,
- floor,
- forum,
- gallery,
- garden,
- ground,
- gym,
- gymnasium,
- hall,
- hippodrome,
- lecture hall,
- lists,
- locale,
- marketplace,
- mat,
- meetinghouse,
- milieu,
- music hall,
- open forum,
- opera house,
- palaestra,
- parade ground,
- pit,
- place,
- platform,
- precinct,
- prize ring,
- public square,
- purlieu,
- range,
- ring,
- scene,
- scene of action,
- scenery,
- setting,
- site,
- sphere,
- spy,
- squared circle,
- stage,
- stage set,
- stage setting,
- terrain,
- theater,
- tilting ground,
- tiltyard,
- walk,
- wrestling ring