What's the difference between gymnasium and palaestra?
Gymnasium
Definition:
(n.) A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.
(n.) A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.
Example Sentences:
(1) A longitudinal study was carried out at 11 secondary schools (Gymnasium) of the city of Bochum to investigate the early and preclinical stages of developing varicose veins.
(2) Within 10 minutes the whole lower part of the village was destroyed, about 80% of it,” he said in a gymnasium crowded with survivors in the nearby city of Mariana.
(3) "Has the team been using a public gymnasium for training?
(4) Forty-eight percent of the patients were injured on their family's trampoline, with the remainder injured on a friend's, neighbor's, relative's, or gymnasium's equipment.
(5) When Nicolas Sarkozy held his first comeback rally, he sweated profusely on a small stage in a stuffy and spartan gymnasium in the south of France.
(6) The dependence of the heart rate of 25 patients between 6th and 12th month after myocardial infarction on the lactate deflection during bicycle ergometry was compared with values being measured in physical conditioning in gymnasium and in indoor swimming-bath.
(7) On a chilly January weekend, she stood inside a gymnasium in Iowa with one month remaining until the first contest of the Democratic presidential primary.
(8) Forty-six male professional boxers ranged from 18 to 28 years old, were examined at the stadium and the boxing gymnasium.
(9) The immediate comparison of patients undergoing rehabilitation who realized a gymnasium and swimming program simultaneously, showed no differences in lactate deflection and heart rate, too.
(10) The arrival of the Bibby Progress, with its restaurant, gymnasium and rooftop terrace, is the latest development to anger some locals.
(11) Group A consisted of 16 men and at least 24 (mean 51.5) months had elapsed after myocardial infarction before they were entered into a training programme with supervised once-weekly classes in a school gymnasium.
(12) The families have always bitterly resented the police operation at the gymnasium, where they were asked to identify bodies and then, with grief-stricken people screaming, immediately taken to be interviewed.
(13) Follow-up data were obtained 57 and 276 days later in the training room and in a gymnasium; in both settings, criterion was achieved with fewer than three reinstructions.
(14) All tests were performed either outdoors on a 400-m track (n = 159, 110 males and 49 females) or indoors in a gymnasium (n = 115, 59 males and 56 females).
(15) Some of them are pretty good actors as well, but I’m constantly reminded of Tim Roth’s words : “I’m sick of very white teeth and lots of gymnasium practice.
(16) Entering the school's gymnasium, he at first tried to resist calls he join a group of young ballerinas in a traditional dance .
(17) We teach our kids in school not to be bullies, and so I am strongly against a bully being president of the United States or even running for that esteemed office.” The school’s gymnasium meanwhile was stuffed with well-heeled supporters, all waving blue “Christie 2016” signs, lettered in white.
(18) A double-blind trial of 2% miconazole in a cream and in a powder base and of the respective vehicles was done in a group of forty-five young sportsmen regularly training and using the showers in a gymnasium.
(19) Let me tell you, it embarrassed my children, it embarrassed my wife, it embarrassed young people that follow my campaign,” Rubio told the crowd inside a packed gymnasium in West Palm Beach on the eve of the Florida primary.
(20) In Brasilia, the activists have erected tents under the shadow of the newly constructed World Cup stadium at the Nilson Nelson Gymnasium, which has been turned into a Congress hall and concert venue.
Palaestra
Definition:
(n.) See Palestra.
Example Sentences:
(1) The scholastic incidents at nursery school happen prevalently in court on the occasion of recreation activities for falling from a play equipment, at primary school in schoolroom or in corridor on the occasion of recreation for push of schoolfellow, at secondary school in palaestra during time of physical education for falling or traumatic contact with the ball.