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See also: Stadia
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪdiə
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stádia), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stádion).
Noun[edit]
stadia
Etymology 3[edit]
From Latin stadia, plural of stadium.
Noun[edit]
stadia
Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
- (plural of stadium): stadiums
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
stadia
French[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia m (plural stadias)
Further reading[edit]
- “stadia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia f (plural stadie)
- (surveying) stadia, level staff
- Synonym: mira
Hypernyms[edit]
- asta graduata (“graduated rod”)
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: stadia
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia
References[edit]
- stadia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia n
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia n
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stadia
- nominative plural of stadium
- accusative plural of stadium
- vocative plural of stadium
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