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noun
1.
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
adjective
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pertaining to such a method of surveying.
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Stadia
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Origin:
1860–65; probably special use of stadia2
1860–65; probably special use of stadia2
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noun
a plural of stadium.
noun, plural -di·ums, -di·a 
[-dee-uh] .
[-dee-uh] . 1.
a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
2.
an ancient Greek course for foot races, typically semicircular, with tiers of seats for spectators.
3.
an ancient Greek and Roman unit of length, the Athenian unit being equal to about 607 feet (185 meters).
4.
a stage in a process or in the life of an organism.
5.
Entomology. stage (def. 11b).
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek stádion unit of distance, racecourse
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek stádion unit of distance, racecourse
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| stadia2 (ˈsteɪdɪə) | |
| —n | |
| a plural of stadium | |
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Word Origin & History
stadium
late 14c., "a foot race, an ancient measure of length," from L. stadium "a measure of length, a race course" (commonly one-eighth of a Roman mile; translated in early English Bibles by furlong), from Gk. stadion "a measure of length, a running track," especially the track at Olympia, which was one stadium
EXPANDin length. The Gk. word may literally mean "fixed standard of length" (from stadios "firm, fixed," from PIE base *sta- "to stand"), or it may be from spadion, from span "to draw up, pull," with form infl. by stadios. The meaning "running track," recorded in English from c.1600, was extended to mean in modern-day context "large, open oval structure with tiers of seats for viewing sporting events" (1834).
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