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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.
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Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
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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.
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Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
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noun
(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.
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Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
plural of stadion
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
plural of stadium
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Usage: form-of, plural
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History
Borrowed from Italian stadia.
From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stắdĭă), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stắdĭon).
From Latin stadia; by surface analysis, stadi(um) + -a.
