Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stadia

/stˈeɪdiɑ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: sta-dia
IPA: /stˈeɪdiɑ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

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.

noun

Hash marks or other reticle etchings on a riflescope's lens which are used for stadiametric rangefinding; lines or curves for estimating the range of a target of known height, such as an enemy soldier or a game animal.

noun

(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.

noun

plural of stadion

noun

plural of stadium

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian stadia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: στᾰ́δῐᾰ, stadia

Synonyms

stadiums

Rhymes With

arcadia acadia spadia akkadia

Questions

How do you pronounce stadia?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈeɪdiɑ/.
What does stadia mean?: 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.
Where does stadia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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