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Stadium vs Forum - What's the difference?

stadium | forum |

As nouns the difference between stadium and forum

is that stadium is stage (rfgloss) while forum is forum.

stadium

English

(wikipedia stadium)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A venue where sporting events are held.
  • * 2013 June 18, (Simon Romero), " Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders," New York Times (retrieved 21 June 2013):
    • In a convulsion that has caught many in Brazil and beyond by surprise, waves of protesters denounced their leaders for dedicating so many resources to cultivating Brazil’s global image by building stadiums for international events, when basic services like education and health care remain woefully inadequate.
  • An ancient Greek race course, especially, the Olympic course for foot races.
  • A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements, equal to 600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606 feet, 9 inches.
  • * , II.ii.3:
    • Dionysiodorussent a letter ad superos after he was dead, from the centre of the earth, to signify what distance the same centre was from the superficies of the same, viz. 42,000 stadiums  […].
  • A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it subtends.
  • In 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.

    • Usage notes

    * The alternative plural stadia is occasionally used, chiefly in high-register contexts.

    Synonyms

    * (venue where sporting events are held) arena * (Greek unit of length) Olympic stadium * (graduated rod in surveying) stadia, stadia rod

    Derived terms

    * stadia rod * stadia wire

    References

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    forum

    English

    (wikipedia forum)

    Alternative forms

    * (Internet leet) * (Internet leet)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A place for discussion.
  • A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
  • A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
  • (Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
    • Trish was an admin member on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.
  • (in a Roman town) a square or marketplace used for public business and commerce.

    • Usage notes

    The English plural forums is preferred to the Latin plural fora in normal English usage. * Ref: Modern English Usage , 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658). * Also, "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style," by Bryan A. Garner. Berkley Books, 2000, (p. 156).

    Related terms

    * conforaneous (rare)