stadia
A surveyors' stadia or level staff
Meaning
Noun
- 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.
- A graduated brass triangle used to measure the distance of a target by comparison of the graduations with the heights of soldiers or horses.
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Origin
- From Italian stadia.
- From Ancient Greek στᾰ́δῐᾰ, plural of στᾰ́δῐον.
- From Latin stadia, plural of stadium.
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