Meanings
stadia1
nounstadia (plural stadia)
- geographyA 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.
- engineeringHash 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.
- government(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
noun
- pluralplural of stadion
stadia3
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stadia · noun
- Italianstadia
- Italianstadia
- Englishstadia
Borrowed from Italian stadia.
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- Ancient Greekστᾰ́δῐᾰ
- Englishstadia
From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ (stắdĭă), plural of στᾰ́δῐον (stắdĭon).
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- Latinstadia
- Englishstadia
From Latin stadia; by surface analysis, stadi(um) + -a.
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APA
stadia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadia
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“stadia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stadia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stadia.
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