noun
Meaning 1
A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
skybox
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noun
Meaning 2
A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, video-games
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noun
Meaning 3
an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: box, loge, stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
History
Etymology
From sky + box.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: երկինք (erkinkʻ) — video games: cube to simulate the sky.
- Esperanto: ĉielujo — video games: cube to simulate the sky.
- Ido: cieluyo — video games: cube to simulate the sky.
- Russian: скайбокс (skajboks) — video games: cube to simulate the sky.
- Russian: небо (nebo) — video games: cube to simulate the sky.
- Russian: небосвод (nebosvod) — video games: cube to simulate the sky.