stadia
See also: Stadia
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪdiə
Noun
stadia (plural stadia)
- (surveying) A level staff or graduated rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs (graduations) through a telescope.
- (military) (historically) A graduated brass triangle used to measure the distance of a target by comparison of the graduations with the heights of soldiers or horses.
stadia pl (plural only)
Usage notes
- For clarification of which plural form of stadium is considered appropriate in a given context, see the usage note at the entry for stadium.
Synonyms
- (plural of stadium): stadiums
Italian
Synonyms
- mira
- asta graduata (graduated rod)
Related terms
- stadia verticale
- stadia orizzontale
- mira parlante
Latin
References
- stadia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstad.ja/
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