stadia

¹

[ stey-dee-uh ]

noun

1. a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs stadia hairs, or stadia 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.

adjective

1. pertaining to such a method of surveying.

stadia

²

[ stey-dee-uh ]

noun

1. a plural of stadium.

stadia

¹

/ ˈsteɪdɪə /

noun

1. See stadium
   a plural of stadium

stadia

²

/ ˈsteɪdɪə /

noun

1. 1. tacheometry that makes use of a telescopic surveying instrument and a graduated staff calibrated to correspond with the distance from the observer
   2. ( as modifier )

      stadia surveying

2. the two parallel cross hairs or stadia hairs in the eyepiece of the instrument used
3. the staff used

Word History and Origins

Origin of stadia¹

First recorded in 1860–65; origin uncertain; probably special use of stadia ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of stadia¹

C19: probably from stadia ²

Example Sentences

The results make me wonder how much better the Stadia story might have turned out if app support like this had been in place from the start.

From Ars Technica

Kotaku editor Stephen Totilo confirmed the news on Monday ahead of Google posting its own formal statement on the matter, and it means Stadia Games and Entertainment will soon be no more, according to "one source familiar with Stadia operations."

From Ars Technica

Apple has blocked Microsoft’s xBox cloud gaming service and Google’s Stadia gaming service from iPhones, saying that the offerings don’t meet its terms of service.

From Fortune

The precise amount of porting work needed for a Stadia port can vary.

From Ars Technica

I think the way we play the World Cup will define a lot of things that will happen outside the stadia.

From The Daily Beast

The voyage from Ephesus in a straight line is 70 stadia, and including the winding of the bays, 120.

From Project Gutenberg

The whole island is 300 stadia in circumference; it has no harbours, but only anchorages, the best of which is called Histi.

From Project Gutenberg

They expelled these people and founded the ancient Smyrna, which is distant from the present city about 20 stadia.

From Project Gutenberg

From Miletus to Pyrrha, in a straight line by sea, is 30 stadia; so much longer is the journey by sailing near the land.

From Project Gutenberg

Next is another bay, on which is situated the ancient Smyrna, at the distance of 20 stadia from the present city.

From Project Gutenberg

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