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stadia¹
Rhymes with -eɪdiə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian stadia.
noun stadia
- 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.
- 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.
- (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.
stadia²
Rhymes with -eɪdiə
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stắdĭă), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stắdĭon).
noun
- plural of stadion
stadia³
Rhymes with -eɪdiə
Where it comes from
From Latin stadia; by surface analysis, stadi(um) + -a.
Talk about this word "stadia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stadia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stadia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stadia "stadia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stadia.Cite this
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title = {stadia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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