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Definition of Stadia
1. Noun. (surveying) A level staff or levelling rod used by surveyors to measure differences in level, or to measure horizontal distances by sighting the stadia hairs. ¹
2. Noun. (military) (qualifier 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. ¹
3. Noun. (irregular plural of stadion) ¹
4. Noun. (irregular plural of stadium) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stadia
1. a method of surveying distances [n -S]