PROSCENIUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected form: proscenia

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theater

Synonyms:

proscenium; proscenium wall

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("proscenium" is a kind of...):

wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)

Meronyms (parts of "proscenium"):

proscenium arch (the arch over the opening in the proscenium wall)

Holonyms ("proscenium" is a part of...):

theater stage; theatre stage (a stage in a theater on which actors can perform)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

Synonyms:

apron; forestage; proscenium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("proscenium" is a kind of...):

stage (a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience)

Meronyms (parts of "proscenium"):

footlights (theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors)

prompt box; prompter's box (a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage)