What is the meaning of Stadia?
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.
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.
A graduated brass triangle used to measure the distance of a target by comparison of the graduations with the heights of soldiers or horses.
nominative/accusative/vocative plural of stadium
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