stadia
stadia noun: 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. Also the plural of stadion.
Noun
stadia (plural stadia)
- 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.
- Hash marks or other reticle etchings on a riflescope's lens which are used for stadiametric rangefinding; lines or curves for estimating the range of a target of known height, such as an enemy soldier or a game animal.
- (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.
Also used as
stadia is also the plural of stadion.
stadia is also the plural of stadium.
Synonyms of stadia
Forms of stadia
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Origin of stadia
Borrowed from Italian stadia.
From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stắdĭă), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stắdĭon).
From Latin stadia; by surface analysis, stadi(um) + -a.
Phrases with stadia
Words that rhyme with stadia
Questions about stadia
- What does stadia mean?
- Stadia means 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.
- What part of speech is stadia?
- Stadia is a noun.
- What is the plural of stadia?
- The plural of stadia is stadia.
Words near stadia in the dictionary
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