Stadia

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪdiÉ™

Origin

Noun

1. (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.
2. (military) 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.

3. stadia

   (irregular plural of stadion)

4. stadia

   (irregular plural of stadium)

Usage notes

For clarification of which plural form of stadium is considered appropriate in a given context, see the usage note at the entry for stadium.

Synonyms

• (plural of stadium) stadiums