[американский вариант английского языка]; смотри значение theatre
1) военное дело театр военных действий; район боевых действий 2) домашний кинотеатр
1) театр 2) кинотеатр 3) демонстрационный зал
I. noun or theatre Etymology: Middle English theatre, from Middle French, from Latin theatrum, from Greek theatron, from theasthai to view, from thea act of seeing; akin to Greek thauma miracle 1. a. an outdoor structure for dramatic performances or spectacles in ancient Greece and Rome b. a building or area for dramatic performances c. a building or area for showing motion pictures 2. a place or sphere of enactment of usually significant events or action Example: the theater of public life 3. a. a place rising by steps or gradations Example: a woody theater of stateliest view — John Milton b. a room often with rising tiers of seats for assemblies (as for lectures or surgical demonstrations) 4. a. dramatic literature; plays b. dramatic representation as an art or profession; drama 5. a. dramatic or theatrical quality or effectiveness b. spectacle 1a c. entertainment in the form of a dramatic or diverting situation or series of events Example: t public feud made for good theater 6. theater of operations II. adjective of, relating to, or appropriate for use in a theater of operations Example: theater nuclear weapons