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stadia1 definition

sta·dia (stā′dē ə)

noun

a method of surveying in which distances and elevations are obtained by observing the interval on a graduated, upright rod (stadia rod) intercepted by two parallel horizontal lines (stadia hairs or stadia wires) in a surveyor's transit set up at a distance from the rod

Etymology: It, prob. < L, pl. of stadium: see stadium

stadia2 definition

sta·dia (stā′dē ə)

noun

stadium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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