stadia

See also: Stadia

English

Etymology

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 of stadion
  2. plural 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.

Synonyms

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

stadia

  1. Plural form of stadium

Italian

Noun

stadia f (plural stadie)

  1. (surveying) stadia, level staff

Synonyms

  • mira
  • asta graduata (graduated rod)
  • stadia verticale
  • stadia orizzontale
  • mira parlante

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): /ˈstad.ja/

Noun

stadia

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