Stadia
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Stadia is a noun meaning plural of stadion.
Meaning
plural of stadion.
More Meanings
- plural of stadium
- (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.
- (firearms) 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.
Synonyms for stadia
Depending on context, synonyms include stadiums.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include playground, instar, arenas, leveling, station, backstaff.
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