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stadimeter

American

[stuh-dim-i-ter] / stəˈdɪm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for determining the distance between an observer and an object of known height by measurement of the angle subtended by the object.

Etymology

Origin of stadimeter

stadi(a) ¹ + -meter

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