stadia

See also: Stadia

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -eɪdiə

Noun

A surveyors' stadia or level staff

stadia (plural stadia)

  1. (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.
  2. (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)

  1. plural form of stadion
  2. plural form of stadium

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.

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Dutch

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Noun

stadia

  1. Plural form of stadium

Latin

Noun

stadia

  1. nominative plural of stadium
  2. accusative plural of stadium
  3. vocative plural of stadium

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

stadia n

  1. definite plural of stadium

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stadia n

  1. definite plural of stadium

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstadja/

Noun

stadia

  1. nominative plural of stadium
  2. accusative plural of stadium
  3. vocative plural of stadium
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