stadia
1a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs, or stadia wires ) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
pertaining to such a method of surveying.
Origin of stadia
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Other definitions for stadia (2 of 2)
a plural of stadium.
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How to use stadia in a sentence
The results make me wonder how much better the stadia story might have turned out if app support like this had been in place from the start.
Stadia finally launches on LG TVs, shows off the greatness that could’ve been | Sam Machkovech | December 8, 2021 | Ars TechnicaKotaku editor Stephen Totilo confirmed the news on Monday ahead of Google posting its own formal statement on the matter, and it means stadia Games and Entertainment will soon be no more, according to "one source familiar with stadia operations."
Google closes Stadia’s dedicated game studios after less than 2 years | Sam Machkovech | February 1, 2021 | Ars TechnicaApple has blocked Microsoft’s xBox cloud gaming service and Google’s stadia gaming service from iPhones, saying that the offerings don’t meet its terms of service.
Nvidia plans to bring Fortnite back to the iPhone despite Apple ban | Aaron Pressman | November 19, 2020 | FortuneThe precise amount of porting work needed for a stadia port can vary.
Amazon Luna servers will run Windows games directly on Nvidia T4 GPUs | Kyle Orland | September 25, 2020 | Ars TechnicaI think the way we play the World Cup will define a lot of things that will happen outside the stadia.
Brazil’s World Cup Is An Expensive, Exploitative Nightmare | Vac Verikaitis | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The voyage from Ephesus in a straight line is 70 stadia, and including the winding of the bays, 120.
The whole island is 300 stadia in circumference; it has no harbours, but only anchorages, the best of which is called Histi.
They expelled these people and founded the ancient Smyrna, which is distant from the present city about 20 stadia.
From Miletus to Pyrrha, in a straight line by sea, is 30 stadia; so much longer is the journey by sailing near the land.
Next is another bay, on which is situated the ancient Smyrna, at the distance of 20 stadia from the present city.
British Dictionary definitions for stadia (1 of 2)
/ (ˈsteɪdɪə) /
tacheometry that makes use of a telescopic surveying instrument and a graduated staff calibrated to correspond with the distance from the observer
(as modifier): stadia surveying
the two parallel cross hairs or stadia hairs in the eyepiece of the instrument used
the staff used
Origin of stadia
1British Dictionary definitions for stadia (2 of 2)
/ (ˈsteɪdɪə) /
a plural of stadium
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