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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•di•a1 (stā′dē ə),USA pronunciation n. - Surveyinga method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (sta′dia hairs′ or sta′dia 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.
adj. - Surveyingpertaining to such a method of surveying.
- probably special use of stadia2 1860–65
- a pl. of stadium.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stadia /ˈsteɪdɪə/ n - tacheometry that makes use of a telescopic surveying instrument and a graduated staff calibrated to correspond with the distance from the observer
- (as modifier): stadia surveying
- the two parallel cross hairs or stadia hairs in the eyepiece of the instrument used
- the staff used
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from stadia² stadia /ˈsteɪdɪə/ n - a plural of stadium
sta•di•um /ˈsteɪdiəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -di•ums, -di•a /-diə/.USA pronunciation - a sports arena with rising rows of seats for viewers.
- Antiquity(in ancient Greece and Rome) a track for foot races.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sta•di•um (stā′dē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -di•ums, -di•a (-dē ə).USA pronunciation - a sports arena, usually oval or horseshoe-shaped, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- Antiquityan ancient Greek course for foot races, typically semicircular, with tiers of seats for spectators.
- Antiquity, Weights and Measuresan ancient Greek and Roman unit of length, the Athenian unit being equal to about 607 feet (185 m).
- a stage in a process or in the life of an organism.
- Insects[Entomol.]stage (def. 11b).
- Greek stádion unit of distance, racecourse
- Latin
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stadium /ˈsteɪdɪəm/ n ( pl -diums, -dia / -dɪə/)- a sports arena with tiered seats for spectators
- (in ancient Greece) a course for races, usually located between two hills providing natural slopes for tiers of seats
- an ancient Greek measure of length equivalent to about 607 feet or 184 metres
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek stadion, changed from spadion a racecourse, from spān to pull; also influenced by Greek stadios steady |